Crypto Manager Host Change Key Task

Change the key used for core dump encryption Note: CryptoManagerHostEnable must be called first If successful, a "best effort" will be made to "in place" shallow recrypt any core dumps found in /var/core to use the new key.

Required privileges: Cryptographer.RegisterHost

Request

URI

POST

https://{vcenter-host}/sdk/vim25/{release}/CryptoManagerHost/{moId}/ChangeKey_Task

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 CryptoManagerHost/{moId}.

string

release

Required

The vSphere release schema. The current specification covers vSphere 8.0.2.0 APIs.

Request Body

ChangeKeyRequestType of type(s) application/json

Required

{
    "newKey": {
        "_typeName": "string",
        "keyId": {
            "_typeName": "string",
            "keyId": "string",
            "providerId": {
                "_typeName": "string",
                "id": "string"
            }
        },
        "algorithm": "string",
        "keyData": "string"
    }
}

CryptoKeyPlain

newKey

Required

Data Object representing a plain text cryptographic key.

Authentication

This operation uses the following authentication methods.

Session

Responses

200

Returns MoRefTask of type(s) application/json

This response body class contains all of the following: MoRefExtensibleManagedObject

{
    "_typeName": "string",
    "type": "string",
    "value": "string"
}

500

InvalidState: if the host is not in safe state

Returns InvalidState 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"
        }
    ]
}

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Description

Request

Path Parameters

Request Body

Authentication

Response

200 Response Body

Errors

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