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12.5 and 12.7

RekeySoftwareEncryptionAtRestMasterKey

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You can use the RekeySoftwareEncryptionAtRestMasterKey method to rekey the software encryption-at-rest master key used to encrypt DEKs (Data Encryption Keys). During cluster creation, software encryption at rest is configured to use Internal Key Management (IKM). This rekey method can be used after cluster creation to use either IKM or External Key Management (EKM).

Parameters

This method has the following input parameters. If the keyManagementType parameter is not specified, the rekey operation is performed using the existing key management configuration. If the keyManagementType is specified and the key provider is external, the keyProviderID parameter must also be used.

Parameter Description Type Optional

keyManagementType

The type of key management used to manage the master key.

Possible values are: Internal: Rekey using internal key management. External: Rekey using external key management.

If this parameter is not specified, the rekey operation is performed using the existing key management configuration.

string

True

keyProviderID

The ID of the key provider to use. This is a unique value returned as part of one of the CreateKeyProvider methods. The ID is only required when keyManagementType is External and is otherwise invalid.

integer

True

Return values

This method has the following return values:

Parameter Description Type Optional

asyncHandle

Determine the status of the rekey operation using this asyncHandle value with GetAsyncResult. GetAsyncResult output will include a newKey field that contains information about the new master key and a keyToDecommission field that contains information about the old key.

integer

False

Request example

Requests for this method are similar to the following example:

{
 "method": "rekeysoftwareencryptionatrestmasterkey",
 "params": {
   "keyManagementType": "external",
   "keyProviderID": "<ID number>"
 }
}

Response example

This method returns a response similar to the following example:

{
    "asyncHandle": 1
}