release - release

Releases a key.
The release key operation is applicable to all key types. The target key must be marked exportable. This operation requires the keys/release permission.

POST {vaultBaseUrl}/keys/{key-name}/{key-version}/release?api-version=7.4

URI Parameters

Name In Required Type Description
key-name
path True

string

The name of the key to get.

key-version
path True

string

Adding the version parameter retrieves a specific version of a key.

vaultBaseUrl
path True

string

The vault name, for example https://myvault.vault.azure.net.

api-version
query True

string

Client API version.

Request Body

Name Required Type Description
target True

string

The attestation assertion for the target of the key release.

enc

KeyEncryptionAlgorithm

The encryption algorithm to use to protected the exported key material

nonce

string

A client provided nonce for freshness.

Responses

Name Type Description
200 OK

KeyReleaseResult

A JWS containing the key, its attributes, the result of the key release, and information about the request.

Other Status Codes

KeyVaultError

Key Vault error response describing why the operation failed.

Examples

Release

Sample Request

POST https://myvault.vault.azure.net//keys/exportable-aes-key/4eb68492b5f6421e835d961ad2be3155/release?api-version=7.4

{
  "target": "eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCIsImtpZCI6IkdXQXkxNk5ieFJJQ3lCUzVKckJxRk5DdXdjS2YxYUVYbS1hUDVsUlJ4UEUiLCJqa3UiOiJodHRwOi8vbG9jYWxob3N0OjgwMjMva2V5cyJ9.eyJhYXMtZWhkIjoiZXlKclpYbHpJanBiZXlKbElqb2lRVkZCUWlJc0ltdGxlVjl2Y0hNaU9sc2laR1ZqY25sd2RDSXNJbVZ1WTNKNWNIUWlYU3dpYTJsa0lqb2lOVE16TmpReU5HTXRaV1kzWlMxaU1tRm1MVFU1WmprdE5HUXdPRGhtTURRMFpHVTFJaXdpYTNSNUlqb2lVbE5CSWl3aWJpSTZJbkJPYkhoWVNuRTNPSGRPUkVVd2FXMVNOa1JCWWs5alNrRXpUekp1UlZvNVdFaGtjMDVQTjB0b00xWlJRVTh5VWt0eFlqQk9iRXh4TVhwUFRVOTVZVlJPUW5rNWMzUTRjbG95TURWYU1EWTFjalY2YlRKa1FrSllkRkJUU21Sc1VtSm9WRXd0TlRCcWFFVXpiRUV4WjFVemVYcDJaR0o1U1Zob2NtMDNkWEJFVGtKemFXeFNlR1ZVUW1KUGNWOW1XSE5vT1dGMVVHeGxVM0pOWlZCR2JGbElkVmRNTjJacGNYWktiMHMyZUZSSVZFSmZUa2R1WjBWMlFrMTVPRGRxWlVsbExWbEJUbUYxWkRsRk5GYzFhWHBLZFVwNmJGOHhORkJFY1VWdWVGcFNTM0F5YW1WUGJsZEpTRXRVVm0wMWFsRmhiakZoTlVkdmJGWmxRV2szWlhoalNtRXlNaTFLZERSRWEwNHlWakZMTUZCZlR6YzJSME5ETjNCWlVYVlpTWEkxZFZWclExUmtWVVYxYmxKSWIyaFRWbTFHZVZGaldFSlVkVmxuUVdNMVJFZEpaVGQ1UjNSRFdtOW9WRjlsVmxGQ2NESldVU0lzSW5WelpTSTZJbVZ1WXlKOVhYMCIsImlzcyI6Imh0dHA6Ly9sb2NhbGhvc3Q6ODAyMy8iLCJzZ3gtbXJlbmNsYXZlIjoiMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMCIsInNneC1tcnNpZ25lciI6Ijg2Nzg4ZmU0MDQ0OGYyYTEyZTIwYmY4ZDVlN2ExYzMxMzliYzVmZGMxNDMyYjM3MGMxZGEzNDg5YWI2NDlhODUiLCJpcy1kZWJ1Z2dhYmxlIjp0cnVlLCJ0ZWUiOiJzZ3giLCJpYXQiOjE1ODc0MjUxNzMsImV4cCI6MTU4ODAyOTk3M30.CA9gO0kRMHt6e9xTKopwEnDt-Mc52oAAe6zicFwX3REZd5E0m3WzJuSYS8H9iKTGL1dfusflPx74C5xLTZiHe0D2YFHYoW3efEm3r55DwkpTbA6tbDjMY7OIC9XuC7prAf4nQ5hYRk0LATzwytYIZ-c-R08ZEt5CV5XqR5MuSDKWWslPm36BHD3l03VVNEEG4hC9KuCIZ2z9YK5ofGze-IY1J9x1EwnG-y_1RF6rDKENjOROOaOH9JvohHGIfK0FKVj8_7E6JxMTQMb7K-45GfE20tTVdCs4A4k3jXNrIRcGmSK5EMrB_LbHzk0PIc6sjl-VuPZVqGxhsaAyoH3cdA"
}

Sample Response

{
  "value": "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"
}

Definitions

Name Description
Error

The key vault server error.

KeyEncryptionAlgorithm

The encryption algorithm to use to protected the exported key material

KeyReleaseParameters

The release key parameters.

KeyReleaseResult

The release result, containing the released key.

KeyVaultError

The key vault error exception.

Error

The key vault server error.

Name Type Description
code

string

The error code.

innererror

Error

The key vault server error.

message

string

The error message.

KeyEncryptionAlgorithm

The encryption algorithm to use to protected the exported key material

Name Type Description
CKM_RSA_AES_KEY_WRAP

string

RSA_AES_KEY_WRAP_256

string

RSA_AES_KEY_WRAP_384

string

KeyReleaseParameters

The release key parameters.

Name Type Description
enc

KeyEncryptionAlgorithm

The encryption algorithm to use to protected the exported key material

nonce

string

A client provided nonce for freshness.

target

string

The attestation assertion for the target of the key release.

KeyReleaseResult

The release result, containing the released key.

Name Type Description
value

string

A signed object containing the released key.

KeyVaultError

The key vault error exception.

Name Type Description
error

Error

The key vault server error.