Create KMS Providers
DescriptionAdd a new provider. if you do not have all of the privileges described as follows: - Operation execution requires Cryptographer.ManageKeyServers.
Request
URLURL
https://{api_host}/api/vcenter/crypto-manager/kms/providers
Header Parameters
Header Parameters
string
vmware-api-session-id
Required
Required session ID, acquired from Create Session API under CIS product
vmware-api-session-id example
"b00db39f948d13ea1e59b4d6fce56389"
Request Body
Request Body
{
"provider": "string"
}
string
provider
Required
Provider identifier. A unique string provided by the client.
When clients pass a value of this structure as a parameter, the field must be an identifier for the resource type: com.vmware.vcenter.crypto_manager.kms.provider. When operations return a value of this structure as a result, the field will be an identifier for the resource type: com.vmware.vcenter.crypto_manager.kms.provider.
constraints
Optional
The constraints on the provider. If unset there are no constraints on the provider.
native_spec
Optional
Native provider create spec. This field is required when creating a NATIVE provider.
Authentication
This operation uses the following authentication methods.
Errors
Errors
400
com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.already_exists : if a provider with the same identifier already exists. | com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.invalid_argument : if the spec is invalid. | com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.unsupported : if creating a provider of the type is not supported.
default
‘Default’ means this response is used for all HTTP codes that are not covered individually for this operation.
Code Samples
cURL Command
curl -X POST -H "vmware-api-session-id: b00db39f948d13ea1e59b4d6fce56389" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"constraints":{"tpm_required":false},"native_spec":{"key_derivation_key":"string","key_id":"string"},"provider":"string"}' https://{api_host}/api/vcenter/crypto-manager/kms/providers
Vendor Extensions
This operation contains the following vendor extensions defined in the spec:
x-vmw-doc-operation: create
Availability
Added in 7.0.2.0
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