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Transit Secret Backend HTTP API
This is the API documentation for the Vault Transit secret backend. For general information about the usage and operation of the Transit backend, please see the Vault Transit backend documentation.
This documentation assumes the Transit backend is mounted at the /transit
path in Vault. Since it is possible to mount secret backends at any location,
please update your API calls accordingly.
Create Key
This endpoint creates a new named encryption key of the specified type. The values set here cannot be changed after key creation.
Method | Path | Produces |
---|---|---|
POST |
/transit/keys/:name |
204 (empty body) |
Parameters
-
name
(string: <required>)
– Specifies the name of the encryption key to create. This is specified as part of the URL. -
convergent_encryption
(bool: false)
– If enabled, the key will support convergent encryption, where the same plaintext creates the same ciphertext. This requires derived to be set totrue
. When enabled, each encryption(/decryption/rewrap/datakey) operation will derive anonce
value rather than randomly generate it. Note that while this is useful for particular situations, all nonce values used with a given context value must be unique or it will compromise the security of your key, and the key space for nonces is 96 bit -- not as large as the AES key itself. -
derived
(bool: false)
– Specifies if key derivation is to be used. If enabled, all encrypt/decrypt requests to this named key must provide a context which is used for key derivation. -
exportable
(bool: false)
– Specifies if the raw key is exportable. -
type
(string: "aes256-gcm96")
– Specifies the type of key to create. The currently-supported types are:aes256-gcm96
– AES-256 wrapped with GCM using a 12-byte nonce size (symmetric, supports derivation)ecdsa-p256
– ECDSA using the P-256 elliptic curve (asymmetric)ed25519
– ED25519 (asymmetric, supports derivation)
Sample Payload
{
"type": "ecdsa-p256",
"derived": true
}
Sample Request
$ curl \
--header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
--request POST \
--data @payload.json \
https://vault.rocks/v1/transit/keys/my-key
Read Key
This endpoint returns information about a named encryption key. The keys
object shows the creation time of each key version; the values are not the keys
themselves. Depending on the type of key, different information may be returned,
e.g. an asymmetric key will return its public key in a standard format for the
type.
Method | Path | Produces |
---|---|---|
GET |
/transit/keys/:name |
200 application/json |
Parameters
name
(string: <required>)
– Specifies the name of the encryption key to read. This is specified as part of the URL.
Sample Request
$ curl \
--header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
https://vault.rocks/v1/transit/keys/my-key
Sample Response
{
"data": {
"type": "aes256-gcm96",
"deletion_allowed": false,
"derived": false,
"exportable": false,
"keys": {
"1": 1442851412
},
"min_decryption_version": 1,
"min_encryption_version": 0,
"name": "foo",
"supports_encryption": true,
"supports_decryption": true,
"supports_derivation": true,
"supports_signing": false
}
}
List Keys
This endpoint returns a list of keys. Only the key names are returned (not the actual keys themselves).
Method | Path | Produces |
---|---|---|
LIST |
/transit/keys |
200 application/json |
GET |
/transit/keys?list=true |
200 application/json |
Sample Request
$ curl \
--header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
--request LIST \
https://vault.rocks/v1/transit/keys
Sample Response
{
"data": {
"keys": ["foo", "bar"]
},
"lease_duration": 0,
"lease_id": "",
"renewable": false
}
Delete Key
This endpoint deletes a named encryption key. It will no longer be possible to
decrypt any data encrypted with the named key. Because this is a potentially
catastrophic operation, the deletion_allowed
tunable must be set in the key's
/config
endpoint.
Method | Path | Produces |
---|---|---|
DELETE |
/transit/keys/:name |
204 (empty body) |
Parameters
name
(string: <required>)
– Specifies the name of the encryption key to delete. This is specified as part of the URL.
Sample Request
$ curl \
--header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
--request DELETE \
https://vault.rocks/v1/transit/keys/my-key
Update Key Configuration
This endpoint allows tuning configuration values for a given key. (These values are returned during a read operation on the named key.)
Method | Path | Produces |
---|---|---|
POST |
/transit/keys/:name/config |
204 (empty body) |
Parameters
-
min_decryption_version
(int: 0)
– Specifies the minimum version of ciphertext allowed to be decrypted. Adjusting this as part of a key rotation policy can prevent old copies of ciphertext from being decrypted, should they fall into the wrong hands. For signatures, this value controls the minimum version of signature that can be verified against. For HMACs, this controls the minimum version of a key allowed to be used as the key for verification. -
min_encryption_version
(int: 0)
– Specifies the minimum version of the key that can be used to encrypt plaintext, sign payloads, or generate HMACs. Must be0
(which will use the latest version) or a value greater or equal tomin_decryption_version
. -
deletion_allowed
(bool: false)
- Specifies if the key is allowed to be deleted.
Sample Payload
{
"deletion_allowed": true
}
Sample Request
$ curl \
--header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
--request POST \
--data @payload.json \
https://vault.rocks/v1/transit/keys/my-key/config
Rotate Key
This endpoint rotates the version of the named key. After rotation, new
plaintext requests will be encrypted with the new version of the key. To upgrade
ciphertext to be encrypted with the latest version of the key, use the rewrap
endpoint. This is only supported with keys that support encryption and
decryption operations.
Method | Path | Produces |
---|---|---|
POST |
/transit/keys/:name/rotate |
204 (empty body) |
Sample Request
$ curl \
--header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
--request POST \
https://vault.rocks/v1/transit/keys/my-key/rotate
Export Key
This endpoint returns the named key. The keys
object shows the value of the
key for each version. If version
is specified, the specific version will be
returned. If latest
is provided as the version, the current key will be
provided. Depending on the type of key, different information may be returned.
The key must be exportable to support this operation and the version must still
be valid.
Method | Path | Produces |
---|---|---|
GET |
/transit/export/:key_type/:name(/:version) |
200 application/json |
Parameters
-
key_type
(string: <required>)
– Specifies the type of the key to export. This is specified as part of the URL. Valid values are:encryption-key
signing-key
hmac-key
-
name
(string: <required>)
– Specifies the name of the key to read information about. This is specified as part of the URL. -
version
(string: "")
– Specifies the version of the key to read. If omitted, all versions of the key will be returned. This is specified as part of the URL. If the version is set tolatest
, the current key will be returned.
Sample Request
$ curl \
--header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
https://vault.rocks/v1/transit/export/encryption-key/my-key/1
Sample Response
{
"data": {
"name": "foo",
"keys": {
"1": "eyXYGHbTmugUJn6EtYD/yVEoF6pCxm4R/cMEutUm3MY=",
"2": "Euzymqx6iXjS3/NuGKDCiM2Ev6wdhnU+rBiKnJ7YpHE="
}
}
}
Encrypt Data
This endpoint encrypts the provided plaintext using the named key. Currently,
this only supports symmetric keys. This path supports the create
and update
policy capabilities as follows: if the user has the create
capability for this
endpoint in their policies, and the key does not exist, it will be upserted with
default values (whether the key requires derivation depends on whether the
context parameter is empty or not). If the user only has update
capability and
the key does not exist, an error will be returned.
Method | Path | Produces |
---|---|---|
POST |
/transit/encrypt/:name |
200 application/json |
Parameters
-
name
(string: <required>)
– Specifies the name of the encryption key to encrypt against. This is specified as part of the URL. -
plaintext
(string: <required>)
– Specifies base64 encoded plaintext to be encoded. -
context
(string: "")
– Specifies the base64 encoded context for key derivation. This is required if key derivation is enabled for this key. -
key_version
(int: 0)
– Specifies the version of the key to use for encryption. If not set, uses the latest version. Must be greater than or equal to the key'smin_encryption_version
, if set. -
nonce
(string: "")
– Specifies the base64 encoded nonce value. This must be provided if convergent encryption is enabled for this key and the key was generated with Vault 0.6.1. Not required for keys created in 0.6.2+. The value must be exactly 96 bits (12 bytes) long and the user must ensure that for any given context (and thus, any given encryption key) this nonce value is never reused. -
batch_input
(array<object>: nil)
– Specifies a list of items to be encrypted in a single batch. When this parameter is set, if the parameters 'plaintext', 'context' and 'nonce' are also set, they will be ignored. The format for the input is:[ { "context": "c2FtcGxlY29udGV4dA==", "plaintext": "dGhlIHF1aWNrIGJyb3duIGZveA==" }, { "context": "YW5vdGhlcnNhbXBsZWNvbnRleHQ=", "plaintext": "dGhlIHF1aWNrIGJyb3duIGZveA==" }, ]
-
type
(string: "aes256-gcm96")
–This parameter is required when encryption key is expected to be created. When performing an upsert operation, the type of key to create. Currently, "aes256-gcm96" (symmetric) is the only type supported. -
convergent_encryption
(string: "")
– This parameter will only be used when a key is expected to be created. Whether to support convergent encryption. This is only supported when using a key with key derivation enabled and will require all requests to carry both a context and 96-bit (12-byte) nonce. The given nonce will be used in place of a randomly generated nonce. As a result, when the same context and nonce are supplied, the same ciphertext is generated. It is very important when using this mode that you ensure that all nonces are unique for a given context. Failing to do so will severely impact the ciphertext's security.
Sample Payload
{
"plaintext": "dGhlIHF1aWNrIGJyb3duIGZveA=="
}
Sample Request
$ curl \
--header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
--request POST \
--data @payload.json \
https://vault.rocks/v1/transit/encrypt/my-key
Sample Response
{
"data": {
"ciphertext": "vault:v1:abcdefgh"
}
}
Decrypt Data
This endpoint decrypts the provided ciphertext using the named key. Currently, this only supports symmetric keys.
Method | Path | Produces |
---|---|---|
POST |
/transit/decrypt/:name |
200 application/json |
Parameters
-
name
(string: <required>)
– Specifies the name of the encryption key to decrypt against. This is specified as part of the URL. -
ciphertext
(string: <required>)
– Specifies the ciphertext to decrypt. -
context
(string: "")
– Specifies the base64 encoded context for key derivation. This is required if key derivation is enabled. -
nonce
(string: "")
– Specifies a base64 encoded nonce value used during encryption. Must be provided if convergent encryption is enabled for this key and the key was generated with Vault 0.6.1. Not required for keys created in 0.6.2+. -
batch_input
(array<object>: nil)
– Specifies a list of items to be decrypted in a single batch. When this parameter is set, if the parameters 'ciphertext', 'context' and 'nonce' are also set, they will be ignored. Format for the input goes like this:[ { "context": "c2FtcGxlY29udGV4dA==", "ciphertext": "vault:v1:/DupSiSbX/ATkGmKAmhqD0tvukByrx6gmps7dVI=" }, { "context": "YW5vdGhlcnNhbXBsZWNvbnRleHQ=", "ciphertext": "vault:v1:XjsPWPjqPrBi1N2Ms2s1QM798YyFWnO4TR4lsFA=" }, ]
Sample Payload
{
"ciphertext": "vault:v1:XjsPWPjqPrBi1N2Ms2s1QM798YyFWnO4TR4lsFA="
}
Sample Request
$ curl \
--header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
--request POST \
--data @payload.json \
https://vault.rocks/v1/transit/decrypt/my-key
Sample Response
{
"data": {
"plaintext": "dGhlIHF1aWNrIGJyb3duIGZveAo="
}
}
Rewrap Data
This endpoint rewraps the provided ciphertext using the latest version of the named key. Because this never returns plaintext, it is possible to delegate this functionality to untrusted users or scripts.
Method | Path | Produces |
---|---|---|
POST |
/transit/rewrap/:name |
200 application/json |
Parameters
-
name
(string: <required>)
– Specifies the name of the encryption key to re-encrypt against. This is specified as part of the URL. -
ciphertext
(string: <required>)
– Specifies the ciphertext to re-encrypt. -
context
(string: "")
– Specifies the base64 encoded context for key derivation. This is required if key derivation is enabled. -
key_version
(int: 0)
– Specifies the version of the key to use for the operation. If not set, uses the latest version. Must be greater than or equal to the key'smin_encryption_version
, if set. -
nonce
(string: "")
– Specifies a base64 encoded nonce value used during encryption. Must be provided if convergent encryption is enabled for this key and the key was generated with Vault 0.6.1. Not required for keys created in 0.6.2+. -
batch_input
(array<object>: nil)
– Specifies a list of items to be decrypted in a single batch. When this parameter is set, if the parameters 'ciphertext', 'context' and 'nonce' are also set, they will be ignored. Format for the input goes like this:[ { "context": "c2FtcGxlY29udGV4dA==", "ciphertext": "vault:v1:/DupSiSbX/ATkGmKAmhqD0tvukByrx6gmps7dVI=" }, { "context": "YW5vdGhlcnNhbXBsZWNvbnRleHQ=", "ciphertext": "vault:v1:XjsPWPjqPrBi1N2Ms2s1QM798YyFWnO4TR4lsFA=" }, ]
Sample Payload
{
"ciphertext": "vault:v1:XjsPWPjqPrBi1N2Ms2s1QM798YyFWnO4TR4lsFA="
}
Sample Request
$ curl \
--header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
--request POST \
--data @payload.json \
https://vault.rocks/v1/transit/rewrap/my-key
Sample Response
{
"data": {
"ciphertext": "vault:v2:abcdefgh"
}
}
Generate Data Key
This endpoint generates a new high-entropy key and the value encrypted with the named key. Optionally return the plaintext of the key as well. Whether plaintext is returned depends on the path; as a result, you can use Vault ACL policies to control whether a user is allowed to retrieve the plaintext value of a key. This is useful if you want an untrusted user or operation to generate keys that are then made available to trusted users.
Method | Path | Produces |
---|---|---|
POST |
/transit/datakey/:type/:name |
200 application/json |
Parameters
-
type
(string: <required>)
– Specifies the type of key to generate. Ifplaintext
, the plaintext key will be returned along with the ciphertext. Ifwrapped
, only the ciphertext value will be returned. This is specified as part of the URL. -
name
(string: <required>)
– Specifies the name of the encryption key to re-encrypt against. This is specified as part of the URL. -
context
(string: "")
– Specifies the key derivation context, provided as a base64-encoded string. This must be provided if derivation is enabled. -
nonce
(string: "")
– Specifies a nonce value, provided as base64 encoded. Must be provided if convergent encryption is enabled for this key and the key was generated with Vault 0.6.1. Not required for keys created in 0.6.2+. The value must be exactly 96 bits (12 bytes) long and the user must ensure that for any given context (and thus, any given encryption key) this nonce value is never reused. -
bits
(int: 256)
– Specifies the number of bits in the desired key. Can be 128, 256, or 512.
Sample Payload
{
"context": "Ab3=="
}
Sample Request
$ curl \
--header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
--request POST \
--data @payload.json \
https://vault.rocks/v1/transit/datakey/plaintext/my-key
Sample Response
{
"data": {
"plaintext": "dGhlIHF1aWNrIGJyb3duIGZveAo=",
"ciphertext": "vault:v1:abcdefgh"
}
}
Generate Random Bytes
This endpoint returns high-quality random bytes of the specified length.
Method | Path | Produces |
---|---|---|
POST |
/transit/random(/:bytes) |
200 application/json |
Parameters
-
bytes
(int: 32)
– Specifies the number of bytes to return. This value can be specified either in the request body, or as a part of the URL. -
format
(string: "base64")
– Specifies the output encoding. Valid options arehex
orbase64
.
Sample Payload
{
"format": "hex"
}
Sample Request
$ curl \
--header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
--request POST \
--data @payload.json \
https://vault.rocks/v1/transit/random/164
Sample Response
{
"data": {
"random_bytes": "dGhlIHF1aWNrIGJyb3duIGZveAo="
}
}
Hash Data
This endpoint returns the cryptographic hash of given data using the specified algorithm.
Method | Path | Produces |
---|---|---|
POST |
/transit/hash(/:algorithm) |
200 application/json |
Parameters
-
algorithm
(string: "sha2-256")
– Specifies the hash algorithm to use. This can also be specified as part of the URL. Currently-supported algorithms are:sha2-224
sha2-256
sha2-384
sha2-512
-
input
(string: <required>)
– Specifies the base64 encoded input data. -
format
(string: "hex")
– Specifies the output encoding. This can be eitherhex
orbase64
.
Sample Payload
{
"input": "adba32=="
}
Sample Request
$ curl \
--header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
--request POST \
--data @payload.json \
https://vault.rocks/v1/transit/hash/sha2-512
Sample Response
{
"data": {
"sum": "dGhlIHF1aWNrIGJyb3duIGZveAo="
}
}
Generate HMAC
This endpoint returns the digest of given data using the specified hash
algorithm and the named key. The key can be of any type supported by transit
;
the raw key will be marshaled into bytes to be used for the HMAC function. If
the key is of a type that supports rotation, the latest (current) version will
be used.
Method | Path | Produces |
---|---|---|
POST |
/transit/hmac/:name(/:algorithm) |
200 application/json |
Parameters
-
name
(string: <required>)
– Specifies the name of the encryption key to generate hmac against. This is specified as part of the URL. -
key_version
(int: 0)
– Specifies the version of the key to use for the operation. If not set, uses the latest version. Must be greater than or equal to the key'smin_encryption_version
, if set. -
algorithm
(string: "sha2-256")
– Specifies the hash algorithm to use. This can also be specified as part of the URL. Currently-supported algorithms are:sha2-224
sha2-256
sha2-384
sha2-512
-
input
(string: <required>)
– Specifies the base64 encoded input data.
Sample Payload
{
"input": "adba32=="
}
Sample Request
$ curl \
--header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
--request POST \
--data @payload.json \
https://vault.rocks/v1/transit/hmac/my-key/sha2-512
Sample Response
{
"data": {
"hmac": "dGhlIHF1aWNrIGJyb3duIGZveAo="
}
}
Sign Data
This endpoint returns the cryptographic signature of the given data using the named key and the specified hash algorithm. The key must be of a type that supports signing.
Method | Path | Produces |
---|---|---|
POST |
/transit/sign/:name(/:algorithm) |
200 application/json |
Parameters
-
name
(string: <required>)
– Specifies the name of the encryption key to use for signing. This is specified as part of the URL. -
key_version
(int: 0)
– Specifies the version of the key to use for signing. If not set, uses the latest version. Must be greater than or equal to the key'smin_encryption_version
, if set. -
algorithm
(string: "sha2-256")
– Specifies the hash algorithm to use for supporting key types (notably, not includinged25519
which specifies its own hash algorithm). This can also be specified as part of the URL. Currently-supported algorithms are:sha2-224
sha2-256
sha2-384
sha2-512
-
input
(string: <required>)
– Specifies the base64 encoded input data.
Sample Payload
{
"input": "adba32=="
}
Sample Request
$ curl \
--header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
--request POST \
--data @payload.json \
https://vault.rocks/v1/transit/sign/my-key/sha2-512
Sample Response
{
"data": {
"signature": "vault:v1:MEUCIQCyb869d7KWuA0hBM9b5NJrmWzMW3/pT+0XYCM9VmGR+QIgWWF6ufi4OS2xo1eS2V5IeJQfsi59qeMWtgX0LipxEHI="
}
}
Verify Signed Data
This endpoint returns whether the provided signature is valid for the given data.
Method | Path | Produces |
---|---|---|
POST |
/transit/verify/:name(/:algorithm) |
200 application/json |
Parameters
-
name
(string: <required>)
– Specifies the name of the encryption key that was used to generate the signature or HMAC. -
algorithm
(string: "sha2-256")
– Specifies the hash algorithm to use. This can also be specified as part of the URL. Currently-supported algorithms are:sha2-224
sha2-256
sha2-384
sha2-512
-
input
(string: <required>)
– Specifies the base64 encoded input data. -
signature
(string: "")
– Specifies the signature output from the/transit/sign
function. Either this must be supplied orhmac
must be supplied. -
hmac
(string: "")
– Specifies the signature output from the/transit/hmac
function. Either this must be supplied orsignature
must be supplied.
Sample Payload
{
"input": "abcd13==",
"signature": "vault:v1:MEUCIQCyb869d7KWuA..."
}
Sample Request
$ curl \
--header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
--request POST \
--data @payload.json \
https://vault.rocks/v1/transit/verify/my-key/sha2-512
Sample Response
{
"data": {
"valid": true
}
}