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Retrieve key servers configured in an external key manager

PDFs

GET /security/key-managers/{uuid}/key-servers/{server}

Retrieves key servers configured in an external key manager.

Expensive properties

There is an added cost to retrieving values for these properties. They are not included by default in GET results and must be explicitly requested using the fields query parameter. See DOC Requesting specific fields to learn more.

  • connectivity

  • security key-manager external show

  • security key-manager external show-status

Parameters

Name Type In Required Description

uuid

string

path

True

External key manager UUID

server

string

path

True

Key server configured in the key manager.

fields

array[string]

query

False

Specify the fields to return.

Response

Status: 200, Ok
Name Type Description

_links

_links

connectivity

connectivity

This property returns the key server connectivity state on all nodes of the cluster. The state is returned for a node only if the connectivity is not in an available state on that node. This is an advanced property; there is an added cost to retrieving its value. The property is not populated for either a collection GET or an instance GET unless it is explicitly requested using the fields query parameter or GET for all advanced properties is enabled.

password

string

Password credentials for connecting with the key server. This is not audited.

server

string

External key server for key management. If no port is provided, a default port of 5696 is used. Not valid in POST if records is provided.

timeout

integer

I/O timeout in seconds for communicating with the key server.

username

string

KMIP username credentials for connecting with the key server.
Example response 
{
  "_links": {
    "self": {
      "href": "/api/resourcelink"
    }
  },
  "connectivity": {
    "records": [
      {
        "node": {
          "_links": {
            "self": {
              "href": "/api/resourcelink"
            }
          },
          "name": "node1",
          "uuid": "1cd8a442-86d1-11e0-ae1c-123478563412"
        },
        "state": "not_responding"
      }
    ]
  },
  "password": "password",
  "server": "keyserver1.com:5698",
  "timeout": 60,
  "username": "username"
}

Error

Status: Default, Error
Name Type Description

error

error
Example error 
{
  "error": {
    "arguments": [
      {
        "code": "string",
        "message": "string"
      }
    ],
    "code": "4",
    "message": "entry doesn't exist",
    "target": "uuid"
  }
}

Definitions

See Definitions

href

Name Type Description

href

string

_links

Name Type Description

self

href

node

Name Type Description

_links

_links

name

string

uuid

string

key_server_state

The state of the key server for a specific node.

Name Type Description

node

node

state

string

Key server connectivity state

connectivity

This property returns the key server connectivity state on all nodes of the cluster. The state is returned for a node only if the connectivity is not in an available state on that node. This is an advanced property; there is an added cost to retrieving its value. The property is not populated for either a collection GET or an instance GET unless it is explicitly requested using the fields query parameter or GET for all advanced properties is enabled.

Name Type Description

cluster_availability

boolean

Set to true when key server connectivity state is available on all nodes of the cluster.

records

array[key_server_state]

An array of key server connectivity states for each node.

records

Name Type Description

_links

_links

connectivity

connectivity

This property returns the key server connectivity state on all nodes of the cluster. The state is returned for a node only if the connectivity is not in an available state on that node. This is an advanced property; there is an added cost to retrieving its value. The property is not populated for either a collection GET or an instance GET unless it is explicitly requested using the fields query parameter or GET for all advanced properties is enabled.

password

string

Password credentials for connecting with the key server. This is not audited.

server

string

External key server for key management. If no port is provided, a default port of 5696 is used. Not valid in POST if records is provided.

timeout

integer

I/O timeout in seconds for communicating with the key server.

username

string

KMIP username credentials for connecting with the key server.

error_arguments

Name Type Description

code

string

Argument code

message

string

Message argument

error

Name Type Description

arguments

array[error_arguments]

Message arguments

code

string

Error code

message

string

Error message

target

string

The target parameter that caused the error.