Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Documentation

Enabling a Vault Key

Learn how to enable a specified master encryption key.

    1. Open the navigation menu , select Identity & Security, and then select Vault.
    2. Under List scope, select a compartment that contains the vault that has the key you want to enable.
    3. On the Vaults page, select the name of the vault to open its details page.
    4. Under Resources, select Master Encryption Keys and then select the name of the key to open its details page.
    5. Select Enable.

  • Open a command prompt and run oci kms management key enable to enable a key:

    oci kms management key enable --key-id <target_key_id> --endpoint <control_plane_url>

    For example:

    
oci kms management key enable --key-id ocid1.key.region1.sea.exampleaaacu2.examplesmtpsuqmoy4m5cvblugmizcoeu2nfc6b3zfaux2lmqz245gezevsq --endpoint https://exampleaaacu2-management.kms.us-ashburn-1.oraclecloud.com

    For a complete list of parameters and values for CLI commands, see KMS CLI Command Reference.

  • Run the EnableKey operation to enable the vault key using the Management Endpoint (KMSMANAGMENT).

    Note

    The Management Endpoint is used for management operations including Create, Update, List, Get, and Delete. The Management Endpoint is also called the control plane URL or the KMSMANAGMENT endpoint.

    The Cryptographic Endpoint is used for cryptographic operations including Encrypt, Decrypt, Generate Data Encryption Key, Sign, and Verify. The Cryptographic Endpoint is also called the data plane URL or the KMSCRYPTO endpoint.

    You can find the management and cryptographic endpoints in a vault's details metadata. See Getting a Vault's Details for instructions.

    For regional endpoints for the Key Management, Secret Management, and Secret Retrieval APIs, see API Reference and Endpoints.