Encrypt

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Available in Classic and VPC

Encrypt up to 32 KB of data with the current version of the key. It can only be requested as an AES256 or RSA2048 key type.

Request

This section describes the request format. The method and URI are as follows:

Method URI
POST /keys/{keyTag}/encrypt

Request headers

For information about the headers common to all Key Management Service APIs, see the token authentication method in Key Management Service request headers.

Request path parameters

You can use the following path parameters with your request:

Field Type Required Description
keyTag String Required Key tag
  • Unique identifier for the key derived from the key name
  • Check through Get key list
  • Use to request encryption or decryption with REST APIs
  • Key tags are not treated as confidential information

Request body

You can include the following data in the body of your request:

Field Type Required Description
plaintext String or Array<String> Required Base64-encoded string data
  • Up to 32 KB of data can be encrypted
context String Conditional Base64-encoded string data
  • Required when using keys with convergent encryption
  • Can be up to 50 bytes long
  • Always generate the same ciphertext, even when encrypting the same data multiple times

Request example

The request example is as follows:

  • Request plaintext as String type
curl --location --request POST 'https://ocapi.ncloud.com/kms/v1/keys/a1b2c3d4e5f6g7h8i9j0k1l2m3n4o5p6q7r8s9t0u1v2w3x4y5z6/encrypt' \
--header 'x-ncp-ocapi-token: {Access Token}' \
--data '{
  "plaintext": "{BASE64_PLAINTEXT}",
  "context": "{BASE64_CONTEXT}"
}'
  • Request plaintext as Array<String> type
curl --location --request POST 'https://ocapi.ncloud.com/kms/v1/keys/a1b2c3d4e5f6g7h8i9j0k1l2m3n4o5p6q7r8s9t0u1v2w3x4y5z6/encrypt' \
--header 'x-ncp-ocapi-token: {Access Token}' \
--data '{
  "plaintext": ["{BASE64_PLAINTEXT_1}", "{BASE64_PLAINTEXT_2}", "{BASE64_PLAINTEXT_3}"],
  "context": "{BASE64_CONTEXT}"
}'

Response

This section describes the response format.

Response body

The response body includes the following data:

Field Type Required Description
code String - Success or Failure
data Object - Response result
data.ciphertext String or Array<String> - String data created by encrypting a plaintext

Response status codes

For response status codes common to all Key Management Service APIs, see Key Management Service response status codes.

Response example

The response example is as follows:

  • Request plaintext as String type
{
    "code": "SUCCESS",
    "data": {
        "ciphertext": "{CIPHERTEXT}"
    }
}
  • Request plaintext as Array<String> type
{
    "code": "SUCCESS",
    "data": {
        "ciphertext": [
            "{CIPHERTEXT_1}",
            "{CIPHERTEXT_2}",
            "{CIPHERTEXT_3}"
        ]
    }
}