Get Public Key

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Available in Classic and VPC

Get a publick key. It can only be requested as an RSA or ECDSA key type.

Request

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

Method URI
POST /keys/{keyTag}/get-pub-key

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
keyVersion Integer Optional Version of the key to query
  • 1-100
  • The most recent version of the key is displayed when not entered
  • Disabled key versions can't be retrieved

Request example

The request example is as follows:

curl --location --request POST 'https://ocapi.ncloud.com/kms/v1/keys/a1b2c3d4e5f6g7h8i9j0k1l2m3n4o5p6q7r8s9t0u1v2w3x4y5z6/get-pub-key' \
--header 'x-ncp-ocapi-token: {Access Token}' \
--data '{
  "keyVersion": 2
}'

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.publicKey String - Public key

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:

{
    "code": "SUCCESS",
    "data": {
        "publicKey": "{PUBLIC_KEY_PEM}"
    }
}