Crypto Manager Remove Key

Remove a key (only the UUID is needed to remove).

If "force" is set, removal will happen even if the key is in use.

Required privileges: Cryptographer.ManageKeys

Request

URI

POST

https://{vcenter-host}/sdk/vim25/{release}/CryptoManager/{moId}/RemoveKey

COPY

Path Parameters

string

moId

Required

The unique identifier for the managed object to which the method attaches; the serialized managed object reference for a request has the form moType/moId, in this case CryptoManager/{moId}.

string

release

Required

The vSphere release schema. The current specification covers vSphere 8.0.3.0 APIs.

Request Body

RemoveKeyRequestType of type(s) application/json

Required

Show optional properties

{
    "key": {
        "keyId": "string"
    },
    "force": false
}

{
    "key": {
        "_typeName": "string",
        "keyId": "string",
        "providerId": {
            "_typeName": "string",
            "id": "string"
        }
    },
    "force": false
}

CryptoKeyId

key

Required

Data Object representing a cryptographic key.

boolean

force

Required

[in] Remove the key even if in use or not existent.

Authentication

This operation uses the following authentication methods.

Session

Responses

204

No Content

Operation doesn't return any data structure

500

InvalidArgument: in case the keyID is not found and "force" is false.

ResourceInUse: if the key is used to encrypt any object and "force" is false.

Returns ResourceInUse of type(s) application/json

This response body class contains all of the following: VimFault

{
    "_typeName": "string",
    "faultCause": "MethodFault Object",
    "faultMessage": [
        {
            "_typeName": "string",
            "key": "string",
            "arg": [
                {
                    "_typeName": "string",
                    "key": "string",
                    "value": {
                        "_typeName": "string"
                    }
                }
            ],
            "message": "string"
        }
    ],
    "type": "string",
    "name": "string"
}

string

type

Optional

Type of resource that is in use.

string

name

Optional

Name of the instance of the resource that is in use.

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