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keyExport

This API exports key from the key manager.

URL

<http/https>://<host-name>:<Port>/protectappws/services/rest/keyExport

Input Parameters

Parameters	Description
username	User name
password	Password associated with the user.
keyname	Name of the key to export.
keyformat	Optional, format of the RSA or EC key to export. Valid values: PEM-PKCS#1 (default), PEM-PKCS#8, and PEM-SEC1.
keytype	Optional, type of the RSA key to export. Valid values: Public or Private.
certAlias	Client certificate alias for making SSL connections (optional).
certPass	Password for the provided certificate alias (optional).

Note

When exporting private EC keys, the key format must be set to PEM-SEC1 or PEM-PKCS#8.

Sample REST call for cxf

Symmetric Key

request

{
    "Key_Export": {
    "username": "cryptouser",
    "password": "safenet123",
    "keyname": "testKey"
    "keyformat":"PEM-PKCS#8"
    "keytype":"Public"
    }
}

response

{
"KeyExportResponse": {
"keyExportResponse": "0B052C31FADE927B245E415C731EB5E9EF17665D72755515F7501C8C5104DE80"
}
}

Asymmetric Key

request

{
    "Key_Export": {
    "username": "NewUser",
    "password": "abcd1234",
    "keyname": "RSA_2048_Key_version#2",
    "keyformat" : "PEM-PKCS#1",
    "keytype" : "public"
        }
    }

response

{
"KeyExportResponse": {
"keyExportResponse":
"-----BEGIN RSA PUBLIC KEY-----\nMIIBCgKCAQEAnVHvexwnwh/Ryzg7jJN5V0M97Y+F6VQEHyX9CsiJemQaS8Xhs6ft\n3PyhEZ168WVDoqk6RZcTvX+4VkaemU/BkrRPUwR4FT5gWqVV6h+tP7zO3tcyCG3B
-----END RSA PUBLIC KEY-----"
    }
}

Sample REST call for cxf

<prot:key_Export>
    <username>cryptouser</username>
    <password>qwerty1234</password>
    <keyname>aes256vt</keyname>
    <keyformat>PEM-PKCS#8</keyformat>
    <keytype>private</keytype>
</prot:key_Export>

Output

Key bytes in Hex for AES Keys and HMAC keys, PEM encoded for RSA keys

<ns2:Key_ExportResponse xmlns:ns2="http://dsws.org/protectappws/">
-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----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-----END PRIVATE KEY-----
</ns2:Key_ExportResponse>

keyExport

URL

Input Parameters

Sample REST call for cxf

Sample REST call for cxf

Output

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