Create a key

This page shows how to create a key in Cloud KMS. A key can be a symmetric or asymmetric encryption key, an asymmetric signing key, or a MAC signing key.

When you create a key, you add it to a key ring in a specific Cloud KMS location. You can create a new key ring or use an existing one. In this page, you generate a new Cloud KMS or Cloud HSM key and add it to an existing key ring. To create a Cloud EKM key, see Create an external key. To import a Cloud KMS or Cloud HSM key, see Import a key.

Before you begin

Before completing the tasks on this page, you need the following:

1. A Google Cloud project resource to contain your Cloud KMS resources. We recommend using a separate project for your Cloud KMS resources that does not contain any other Google Cloud resources.
2. The name and location of the key ring where you want to create your key. Choose a key ring in a location that is near your other resources and that supports your chosen protection level. To view available locations and the protection levels that they support, see Cloud KMS locations. To create a key ring, see Create a key ring.
3. Optional: To use the gcloud CLI, prepare your environment.

   In the Google Cloud console, activate Cloud Shell.

   Activate Cloud Shell

Required roles

To get the permissions that you need to create keys, ask your administrator to grant you the Cloud KMS Admin (roles/cloudkms.admin) IAM role on the project or a parent resource. For more information about granting roles, see Manage access to projects, folders, and organizations.

This predefined role contains the permissions required to create keys. To see the exact permissions that are required, expand the Required permissions section:

Required permissions

The following permissions are required to create keys:

• cloudkms.cryptoKeys.create
• cloudkms.cryptoKeys.get
• cloudkms.cryptoKeys.list
• cloudkms.cryptoKeyVersions.create
• cloudkms.cryptoKeyVersions.get
• cloudkms.cryptoKeyVersions.list
• cloudkms.keyRings.get
• cloudkms.keyRings.list
• cloudkms.locations.get
• cloudkms.locations.list
• resourcemanager.projects.get
• To retrieve a public key: cloudkms.cryptoKeyVersions.viewPublicKey

You might also be able to get these permissions with custom roles or other predefined roles.

Caution: The Cloud KMS Admin role contains permissions for key maintenance and key version destruction. To protect your Cloud KMS resources, this role should only be assigned to individuals responsible for key administration.

Create a symmetric encryption key

Console

1. In the Google Cloud console, go to the Key Management page.

   Go to Key Management

2. Click the name of the key ring for which you will create a key.

3. Click Create key.

4. For Key name, enter a name for your key.

5. For Protection level, select Software or HSM.

6. For Key material, select Generated key.

7. For Purpose, select Symmetric encrypt/decrypt.

8. Accept the default values for Rotation period and Starting on.

9. Click Create.

gcloud

To use Cloud KMS on the command line, first Install or upgrade to the latest version of Google Cloud CLI.

gcloud kms keys create KEY_NAME \
    --keyring KEY_RING \
    --location LOCATION \
    --purpose "encryption" \
    --protection-level "PROTECTION_LEVEL"

Replace the following:

• KEY_NAME: the name of the key.
• KEY_RING: the name of the key ring that contains the key.
• LOCATION: the Cloud KMS location of the key ring.
• PROTECTION_LEVEL: the protection level to use for the key—for example, software or hsm. You can omit the --protection-level flag for software keys.

For information on all flags and possible values, run the command with the --help flag.

C#

To run this code, first set up a C# development environment and install the Cloud KMS C# SDK.

using Google.Cloud.Kms.V1;

public class CreateKeySymmetricEncryptDecryptSample
{
    public CryptoKey CreateKeySymmetricEncryptDecrypt(
      string projectId = "my-project", string locationId = "us-east1", string keyRingId = "my-key-ring",
      string id = "my-symmetric-encryption-key")
    {
        // Create the client.
        KeyManagementServiceClient client = KeyManagementServiceClient.Create();

        // Build the parent key ring name.
        KeyRingName keyRingName = new KeyRingName(projectId, locationId, keyRingId);

        // Build the key.
        CryptoKey key = new CryptoKey
        {
            Purpose = CryptoKey.Types.CryptoKeyPurpose.EncryptDecrypt,
            VersionTemplate = new CryptoKeyVersionTemplate
            {
                Algorithm = CryptoKeyVersion.Types.CryptoKeyVersionAlgorithm.GoogleSymmetricEncryption,
            }
        };

        // Call the API.
        CryptoKey result = client.CreateCryptoKey(keyRingName, id, key);

        // Return the result.
        return result;
    }
}

Go

To run this code, first set up a Go development environment and install the Cloud KMS Go SDK.

import (
	"context"
	"fmt"
	"io"

	kms "cloud.google.com/go/kms/apiv1"
	"cloud.google.com/go/kms/apiv1/kmspb"
)

// createKeySymmetricEncryptDecrypt creates a new symmetric encrypt/decrypt key
// on Cloud KMS.
func createKeySymmetricEncryptDecrypt(w io.Writer, parent, id string) error {
	// parent := "projects/my-project/locations/us-east1/keyRings/my-key-ring"
	// id := "my-symmetric-encryption-key"

	// Create the client.
	ctx := context.Background()
	client, err := kms.NewKeyManagementClient(ctx)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create kms client: %w", err)
	}
	defer client.Close()

	// Build the request.
	req := &kmspb.CreateCryptoKeyRequest{
		Parent:      parent,
		CryptoKeyId: id,
		CryptoKey: &kmspb.CryptoKey{
			Purpose: kmspb.CryptoKey_ENCRYPT_DECRYPT,
			VersionTemplate: &kmspb.CryptoKeyVersionTemplate{
				Algorithm: kmspb.CryptoKeyVersion_GOOGLE_SYMMETRIC_ENCRYPTION,
			},
		},
	}

	// Call the API.
	result, err := client.CreateCryptoKey(ctx, req)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create key: %w", err)
	}
	fmt.Fprintf(w, "Created key: %s\n", result.Name)
	return nil
}

Java

To run this code, first set up a Java development environment and install the Cloud KMS Java SDK.

import com.google.cloud.kms.v1.CryptoKey;
import com.google.cloud.kms.v1.CryptoKey.CryptoKeyPurpose;
import com.google.cloud.kms.v1.CryptoKeyVersion.CryptoKeyVersionAlgorithm;
import com.google.cloud.kms.v1.CryptoKeyVersionTemplate;
import com.google.cloud.kms.v1.KeyManagementServiceClient;
import com.google.cloud.kms.v1.KeyRingName;
import java.io.IOException;

public class CreateKeySymmetricEncryptDecrypt {

  public void createKeySymmetricEncryptDecrypt() throws IOException {
    // TODO(developer): Replace these variables before running the sample.
    String projectId = "your-project-id";
    String locationId = "us-east1";
    String keyRingId = "my-key-ring";
    String id = "my-key";
    createKeySymmetricEncryptDecrypt(projectId, locationId, keyRingId, id);
  }

  // Create a new key that is used for symmetric encryption and decryption.
  public void createKeySymmetricEncryptDecrypt(
      String projectId, String locationId, String keyRingId, String id) throws IOException {
    // Initialize client that will be used to send requests. This client only
    // needs to be created once, and can be reused for multiple requests. After
    // completing all of your requests, call the "close" method on the client to
    // safely clean up any remaining background resources.
    try (KeyManagementServiceClient client = KeyManagementServiceClient.create()) {
      // Build the parent name from the project, location, and key ring.
      KeyRingName keyRingName = KeyRingName.of(projectId, locationId, keyRingId);

      // Build the symmetric key to create.
      CryptoKey key =
          CryptoKey.newBuilder()
              .setPurpose(CryptoKeyPurpose.ENCRYPT_DECRYPT)
              .setVersionTemplate(
                  CryptoKeyVersionTemplate.newBuilder()
                      .setAlgorithm(CryptoKeyVersionAlgorithm.GOOGLE_SYMMETRIC_ENCRYPTION))
              .build();

      // Create the key.
      CryptoKey createdKey = client.createCryptoKey(keyRingName, id, key);
      System.out.printf("Created symmetric key %s%n", createdKey.getName());
    }
  }
}

Node.js

To run this code, first set up a Node.js development environment and install the Cloud KMS Node.js SDK.

//
// TODO(developer): Uncomment these variables before running the sample.
//
// const projectId = 'my-project';
// const locationId = 'us-east1';
// const keyRingId = 'my-key-ring';
// const id = 'my-symmetric-encryption-key';

// Imports the Cloud KMS library
const {KeyManagementServiceClient} = require('@google-cloud/kms');

// Instantiates a client
const client = new KeyManagementServiceClient();

// Build the parent key ring name
const keyRingName = client.keyRingPath(projectId, locationId, keyRingId);

async function createKeySymmetricEncryptDecrypt() {
  const [key] = await client.createCryptoKey({
    parent: keyRingName,
    cryptoKeyId: id,
    cryptoKey: {
      purpose: 'ENCRYPT_DECRYPT',
      versionTemplate: {
        algorithm: 'GOOGLE_SYMMETRIC_ENCRYPTION',
      },
    },
  });

  console.log(`Created symmetric key: ${key.name}`);
  return key;
}

return createKeySymmetricEncryptDecrypt();

PHP

To run this code, first learn about using PHP on Google Cloud and install the Cloud KMS PHP SDK.

use Google\Cloud\Kms\V1\Client\KeyManagementServiceClient;
use Google\Cloud\Kms\V1\CreateCryptoKeyRequest;
use Google\Cloud\Kms\V1\CryptoKey;
use Google\Cloud\Kms\V1\CryptoKey\CryptoKeyPurpose;
use Google\Cloud\Kms\V1\CryptoKeyVersion\CryptoKeyVersionAlgorithm;
use Google\Cloud\Kms\V1\CryptoKeyVersionTemplate;

function create_key_symmetric_encrypt_decrypt(
    string $projectId = 'my-project',
    string $locationId = 'us-east1',
    string $keyRingId = 'my-key-ring',
    string $id = 'my-symmetric-key'
): CryptoKey {
    // Create the Cloud KMS client.
    $client = new KeyManagementServiceClient();

    // Build the parent key ring name.
    $keyRingName = $client->keyRingName($projectId, $locationId, $keyRingId);

    // Build the key.
    $key = (new CryptoKey())
        ->setPurpose(CryptoKeyPurpose::ENCRYPT_DECRYPT)
        ->setVersionTemplate((new CryptoKeyVersionTemplate())
            ->setAlgorithm(CryptoKeyVersionAlgorithm::GOOGLE_SYMMETRIC_ENCRYPTION)
        );

    // Call the API.
    $createCryptoKeyRequest = (new CreateCryptoKeyRequest())
        ->setParent($keyRingName)
        ->setCryptoKeyId($id)
        ->setCryptoKey($key);
    $createdKey = $client->createCryptoKey($createCryptoKeyRequest);
    printf('Created symmetric key: %s' . PHP_EOL, $createdKey->getName());

    return $createdKey;
}

Python

To run this code, first set up a Python development environment and install the Cloud KMS Python SDK.

from google.cloud import kms


def create_key_symmetric_encrypt_decrypt(
    project_id: str, location_id: str, key_ring_id: str, key_id: str
) -> kms.CryptoKey:
    """
    Creates a new symmetric encryption/decryption key in Cloud KMS.

    Args:
        project_id (string): Google Cloud project ID (e.g. 'my-project').
        location_id (string): Cloud KMS location (e.g. 'us-east1').
        key_ring_id (string): ID of the Cloud KMS key ring (e.g. 'my-key-ring').
        key_id (string): ID of the key to create (e.g. 'my-symmetric-key').

    Returns:
        CryptoKey: Cloud KMS key.

    """

    # Create the client.
    client = kms.KeyManagementServiceClient()

    # Build the parent key ring name.
    key_ring_name = client.key_ring_path(project_id, location_id, key_ring_id)

    # Build the key.
    purpose = kms.CryptoKey.CryptoKeyPurpose.ENCRYPT_DECRYPT
    algorithm = (
        kms.CryptoKeyVersion.CryptoKeyVersionAlgorithm.GOOGLE_SYMMETRIC_ENCRYPTION
    )
    key = {
        "purpose": purpose,
        "version_template": {
            "algorithm": algorithm,
        },
    }

    # Call the API.
    created_key = client.create_crypto_key(
        request={"parent": key_ring_name, "crypto_key_id": key_id, "crypto_key": key}
    )
    print(f"Created symmetric key: {created_key.name}")
    return created_key

Ruby

To run this code, first set up a Ruby development environment and install the Cloud KMS Ruby SDK.

# TODO(developer): uncomment these values before running the sample.
# project_id  = "my-project"
# location_id = "us-east1"
# key_ring_id = "my-key-ring"
# id          = "my-symmetric-key"

# Require the library.
require "google/cloud/kms"

# Create the client.
client = Google::Cloud::Kms.key_management_service

# Build the parent key ring name.
key_ring_name = client.key_ring_path project: project_id, location: location_id, key_ring: key_ring_id

# Build the key.
key = {
  purpose:          :ENCRYPT_DECRYPT,
  version_template: {
    algorithm: :GOOGLE_SYMMETRIC_ENCRYPTION
  }
}

# Call the API.
created_key = client.create_crypto_key parent: key_ring_name, crypto_key_id: id, crypto_key: key
puts "Created symmetric key: #{created_key.name}"

API

These examples use curl as an HTTP client to demonstrate using the API. For more information about access control, see Accessing the Cloud KMS API.

To create a key, use the CryptoKey.create method:

curl "https://cloudkms.googleapis.com/v1/projects/PROJECT_ID/locations/LOCATION/keyRings/KEY_RING/cryptoKeys?crypto_key_id=KEY_NAME" \
    --request "POST" \
    --header "authorization: Bearer TOKEN" \
    --header "content-type: application/json" \
    --data '{"purpose": "ENCRYPT_DECRYPT", "versionTemplate": { "protectionLevel": "PROTECTION_LEVEL", "algorithm": "ALGORITHM" }}'

Replace the following:

• PROJECT_ID: the ID of the project that contains the key ring.
• LOCATION: the Cloud KMS location of the key ring.
• KEY_RING: the name of the key ring that contains the key.
• KEY_NAME: the name of the key.
• PROTECTION_LEVEL: the protection level of the key—for example, SOFTWARE or HSM.
• ALGORITHM: the HMAC signing algorithm—for example, HMAC_SHA256. To see all supported HMAC algorithms, see HMAC signing algorithms.

Create a symmetric encryption key with custom automatic rotation

When you create a key, you can specify its rotation period, which is the time between the automatic creation of new key versions. You can also independently specify the next rotation time, so that the next rotation happens earlier or later than one rotation period from now.

Console

When you use the Google Cloud console to create a key, Cloud KMS sets the rotation period and next rotation time automatically. You can choose to use the default values or specify different values.

To specify a different rotation period and starting time, when you're creating your key, but before you click the Create button:

1. For Key rotation period, select an option.

2. For Starting on, select the date when you want the first automatic rotation to happen. You can leave Starting on at its default value to start the first automatic rotation one key rotation period from when you create the key.

gcloud

To use Cloud KMS on the command line, first Install or upgrade to the latest version of Google Cloud CLI.

gcloud kms keys create KEY_NAME \
    --keyring KEY_RING \
    --location LOCATION \
    --purpose "encryption" \
    --rotation-period ROTATION_PERIOD \
    --next-rotation-time NEXT_ROTATION_TIME

Replace the following:

• KEY_NAME: the name of the key.
• KEY_RING: the name of the key ring that contains the key.
• LOCATION: the Cloud KMS location of the key ring.
• ROTATION_PERIOD: the interval to rotate the key—for example, 30d to rotate the key every 30 days. The rotation period must be at least 1 day and at most 100 years. For more information, see CryptoKey.rotationPeriod.
• NEXT_ROTATION_TIME: the timestamp at which to complete the first rotation—for example, 2023-01-01T01:02:03. You can omit --next-rotation-time to schedule the first rotation for one rotation period from when you run the command. For more information, see CryptoKey.nextRotationTime.

For information on all flags and possible values, run the command with the --help flag.

C#

To run this code, first set up a C# development environment and install the Cloud KMS C# SDK.

using Google.Cloud.Kms.V1;
using Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes;
using System;

public class CreateKeyRotationScheduleSample
{
    public CryptoKey CreateKeyRotationSchedule(
      string projectId = "my-project", string locationId = "us-east1", string keyRingId = "my-key-ring",
      string id = "my-key-with-rotation-schedule")
    {
        // Create the client.
        KeyManagementServiceClient client = KeyManagementServiceClient.Create();

        // Build the parent key ring name.
        KeyRingName keyRingName = new KeyRingName(projectId, locationId, keyRingId);

        // Build the key.
        CryptoKey key = new CryptoKey
        {
            Purpose = CryptoKey.Types.CryptoKeyPurpose.EncryptDecrypt,
            VersionTemplate = new CryptoKeyVersionTemplate
            {
                Algorithm = CryptoKeyVersion.Types.CryptoKeyVersionAlgorithm.GoogleSymmetricEncryption,
            },

            // Rotate the key every 30 days.
            RotationPeriod = new Duration
            {
                Seconds = 60 * 60 * 24 * 30, // 30 days
            },

            // Start the first rotation in 24 hours.
            NextRotationTime = new Timestamp
            {
                Seconds = new DateTimeOffset(DateTime.UtcNow.AddHours(24)).ToUnixTimeSeconds(),
            }
        };

        // Call the API.
        CryptoKey result = client.CreateCryptoKey(keyRingName, id, key);

        // Return the result.
        return result;
    }
}

Go

To run this code, first set up a Go development environment and install the Cloud KMS Go SDK.

import (
	"context"
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"time"

	kms "cloud.google.com/go/kms/apiv1"
	"cloud.google.com/go/kms/apiv1/kmspb"
	"google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/durationpb"
	"google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/timestamppb"
)

// createKeyRotationSchedule creates a key with a rotation schedule.
func createKeyRotationSchedule(w io.Writer, parent, id string) error {
	// name := "projects/my-project/locations/us-east1/keyRings/my-key-ring"
	// id := "my-key-with-rotation-schedule"

	// Create the client.
	ctx := context.Background()
	client, err := kms.NewKeyManagementClient(ctx)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create kms client: %w", err)
	}
	defer client.Close()

	// Build the request.
	req := &kmspb.CreateCryptoKeyRequest{
		Parent:      parent,
		CryptoKeyId: id,
		CryptoKey: &kmspb.CryptoKey{
			Purpose: kmspb.CryptoKey_ENCRYPT_DECRYPT,
			VersionTemplate: &kmspb.CryptoKeyVersionTemplate{
				Algorithm: kmspb.CryptoKeyVersion_GOOGLE_SYMMETRIC_ENCRYPTION,
			},

			// Rotate the key every 30 days
			RotationSchedule: &kmspb.CryptoKey_RotationPeriod{
				RotationPeriod: &durationpb.Duration{
					Seconds: int64(60 * 60 * 24 * 30), // 30 days
				},
			},

			// Start the first rotation in 24 hours
			NextRotationTime: &timestamppb.Timestamp{
				Seconds: time.Now().Add(24 * time.Hour).Unix(),
			},
		},
	}

	// Call the API.
	result, err := client.CreateCryptoKey(ctx, req)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create key: %w", err)
	}
	fmt.Fprintf(w, "Created key: %s\n", result.Name)
	return nil
}

Java

To run this code, first set up a Java development environment and install the Cloud KMS Java SDK.

import com.google.cloud.kms.v1.CryptoKey;
import com.google.cloud.kms.v1.CryptoKey.CryptoKeyPurpose;
import com.google.cloud.kms.v1.CryptoKeyVersion.CryptoKeyVersionAlgorithm;
import com.google.cloud.kms.v1.CryptoKeyVersionTemplate;
import com.google.cloud.kms.v1.KeyManagementServiceClient;
import com.google.cloud.kms.v1.KeyRingName;
import com.google.protobuf.Duration;
import com.google.protobuf.Timestamp;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.time.temporal.ChronoUnit;

public class CreateKeyRotationSchedule {

  public void createKeyRotationSchedule() throws IOException {
    // TODO(developer): Replace these variables before running the sample.
    String projectId = "your-project-id";
    String locationId = "us-east1";
    String keyRingId = "my-key-ring";
    String id = "my-key";
    createKeyRotationSchedule(projectId, locationId, keyRingId, id);
  }

  // Create a new key that automatically rotates on a schedule.
  public void createKeyRotationSchedule(
      String projectId, String locationId, String keyRingId, String id) throws IOException {
    // Initialize client that will be used to send requests. This client only
    // needs to be created once, and can be reused for multiple requests. After
    // completing all of your requests, call the "close" method on the client to
    // safely clean up any remaining background resources.
    try (KeyManagementServiceClient client = KeyManagementServiceClient.create()) {
      // Build the parent name from the project, location, and key ring.
      KeyRingName keyRingName = KeyRingName.of(projectId, locationId, keyRingId);

      // Calculate the date 24 hours from now (this is used below).
      long tomorrow = java.time.Instant.now().plus(24, ChronoUnit.HOURS).getEpochSecond();

      // Build the key to create with a rotation schedule.
      CryptoKey key =
          CryptoKey.newBuilder()
              .setPurpose(CryptoKeyPurpose.ENCRYPT_DECRYPT)
              .setVersionTemplate(
                  CryptoKeyVersionTemplate.newBuilder()
                      .setAlgorithm(CryptoKeyVersionAlgorithm.GOOGLE_SYMMETRIC_ENCRYPTION))

              // Rotate every 30 days.
              .setRotationPeriod(
                  Duration.newBuilder().setSeconds(java.time.Duration.ofDays(30).getSeconds()))

              // Start the first rotation in 24 hours.
              .setNextRotationTime(Timestamp.newBuilder().setSeconds(tomorrow))
              .build();

      // Create the key.
      CryptoKey createdKey = client.createCryptoKey(keyRingName, id, key);
      System.out.printf("Created key with rotation schedule %s%n", createdKey.getName());
    }
  }
}

Node.js

To run this code, first set up a Node.js development environment and install the Cloud KMS Node.js SDK.

//
// TODO(developer): Uncomment these variables before running the sample.
//
// const projectId = 'my-project';
// const locationId = 'us-east1';
// const keyRingId = 'my-key-ring';
// const id = 'my-rotating-encryption-key';

// Imports the Cloud KMS library
const {KeyManagementServiceClient} = require('@google-cloud/kms');

// Instantiates a client
const client = new KeyManagementServiceClient();

// Build the parent key ring name
const keyRingName = client.keyRingPath(projectId, locationId, keyRingId);

async function createKeyRotationSchedule() {
  const [key] = await client.createCryptoKey({
    parent: keyRingName,
    cryptoKeyId: id,
    cryptoKey: {
      purpose: 'ENCRYPT_DECRYPT',
      versionTemplate: {
        algorithm: 'GOOGLE_SYMMETRIC_ENCRYPTION',
      },

      // Rotate the key every 30 days.
      rotationPeriod: {
        seconds: 60 * 60 * 24 * 30,
      },

      // Start the first rotation in 24 hours.
      nextRotationTime: {
        seconds: new Date().getTime() / 1000 + 60 * 60 * 24,
      },
    },
  });

  console.log(`Created rotating key: ${key.name}`);
  return key;
}

return createKeyRotationSchedule();

PHP

To run this code, first learn about using PHP on Google Cloud and install the Cloud KMS PHP SDK.

use Google\Cloud\Kms\V1\Client\KeyManagementServiceClient;
use Google\Cloud\Kms\V1\CreateCryptoKeyRequest;
use Google\Cloud\Kms\V1\CryptoKey;
use Google\Cloud\Kms\V1\CryptoKey\CryptoKeyPurpose;
use Google\Cloud\Kms\V1\CryptoKeyVersion\CryptoKeyVersionAlgorithm;
use Google\Cloud\Kms\V1\CryptoKeyVersionTemplate;
use Google\Protobuf\Duration;
use Google\Protobuf\Timestamp;

function create_key_rotation_schedule(
    string $projectId = 'my-project',
    string $locationId = 'us-east1',
    string $keyRingId = 'my-key-ring',
    string $id = 'my-key-with-rotation-schedule'
): CryptoKey {
    // Create the Cloud KMS client.
    $client = new KeyManagementServiceClient();

    // Build the parent key ring name.
    $keyRingName = $client->keyRingName($projectId, $locationId, $keyRingId);

    // Build the key.
    $key = (new CryptoKey())
        ->setPurpose(CryptoKeyPurpose::ENCRYPT_DECRYPT)
        ->setVersionTemplate((new CryptoKeyVersionTemplate())
            ->setAlgorithm(CryptoKeyVersionAlgorithm::GOOGLE_SYMMETRIC_ENCRYPTION))

        // Rotate the key every 30 days.
        ->setRotationPeriod((new Duration())
            ->setSeconds(60 * 60 * 24 * 30)
        )

        // Start the first rotation in 24 hours.
        ->setNextRotationTime((new Timestamp())
            ->setSeconds(time() + 60 * 60 * 24)
        );

    // Call the API.
    $createCryptoKeyRequest = (new CreateCryptoKeyRequest())
        ->setParent($keyRingName)
        ->setCryptoKeyId($id)
        ->setCryptoKey($key);
    $createdKey = $client->createCryptoKey($createCryptoKeyRequest);
    printf('Created key with rotation: %s' . PHP_EOL, $createdKey->getName());

    return $createdKey;
}

Python

To run this code, first set up a Python development environment and install the Cloud KMS Python SDK.

import time

from google.cloud import kms


def create_key_rotation_schedule(
    project_id: str, location_id: str, key_ring_id: str, key_id: str
) -> kms.CryptoKey:
    """
    Creates a new key in Cloud KMS that automatically rotates.

    Args:
        project_id (string): Google Cloud project ID (e.g. 'my-project').
        location_id (string): Cloud KMS location (e.g. 'us-east1').
        key_ring_id (string): ID of the Cloud KMS key ring (e.g. 'my-key-ring').
        key_id (string): ID of the key to create (e.g. 'my-rotating-key').

    Returns:
        CryptoKey: Cloud KMS key.

    """

    # Create the client.
    client = kms.KeyManagementServiceClient()

    # Build the parent key ring name.
    key_ring_name = client.key_ring_path(project_id, location_id, key_ring_id)

    # Build the key.
    purpose = kms.CryptoKey.CryptoKeyPurpose.ENCRYPT_DECRYPT
    algorithm = (
        kms.CryptoKeyVersion.CryptoKeyVersionAlgorithm.GOOGLE_SYMMETRIC_ENCRYPTION
    )
    key = {
        "purpose": purpose,
        "version_template": {
            "algorithm": algorithm,
        },
        # Rotate the key every 30 days.
        "rotation_period": {"seconds": 60 * 60 * 24 * 30},
        # Start the first rotation in 24 hours.
        "next_rotation_time": {"seconds": int(time.time()) + 60 * 60 * 24},
    }

    # Call the API.
    created_key = client.create_crypto_key(
        request={"parent": key_ring_name, "crypto_key_id": key_id, "crypto_key": key}
    )
    print(f"Created labeled key: {created_key.name}")
    return created_key

Ruby

To run this code, first set up a Ruby development environment and install the Cloud KMS Ruby SDK.

# TODO(developer): uncomment these values before running the sample.
# project_id  = "my-project"
# location_id = "us-east1"
# key_ring_id = "my-key-ring"
# id          = "my-key-with-rotation"

# Require the library.
require "google/cloud/kms"

# Create the client.
client = Google::Cloud::Kms.key_management_service

# Build the parent key ring name.
key_ring_name = client.key_ring_path project: project_id, location: location_id, key_ring: key_ring_id

# Build the key.
key = {
  purpose:            :ENCRYPT_DECRYPT,
  version_template:   {
    algorithm: :GOOGLE_SYMMETRIC_ENCRYPTION
  },

  # Rotate the key every 30 days.
  rotation_period:    {
    seconds: 60 * 60 * 24 * 30
  },

  # Start the first rotation in 24 hours.
  next_rotation_time: {
    seconds: (Time.now + (60 * 60 * 24)).to_i
  }
}

# Call the API.
created_key = client.create_crypto_key parent: key_ring_name, crypto_key_id: id, crypto_key: key
puts "Created rotating key: #{created_key.name}"

API

These examples use curl as an HTTP client to demonstrate using the API. For more information about access control, see Accessing the Cloud KMS API.

To create a key, use the CryptoKey.create method:

curl "https://cloudkms.googleapis.com/v1/projects/PROJECT_ID/locations/LOCATION/keyRings/KEY_RING/cryptoKeys?crypto_key_id=KEY_NAME" \
    --request "POST" \
    --header "authorization: Bearer TOKEN" \
    --header "content-type: application/json" \
    --data '{"purpose": "PURPOSE", "rotationPeriod": "ROTATION_PERIOD", "nextRotationTime": "NEXT_ROTATION_TIME"}'

Replace the following:

• PURPOSE: the purpose of the key.
• ROTATION_PERIOD: the interval to rotate the key—for example, 30d to rotate the key every 30 days. The rotation period must be at least 1 day and at most 100 years. For more information, see CryptoKey.rotationPeriod.
• NEXT_ROTATION_TIME: the timestamp at which to complete the first rotation—for example, 2023-01-01T01:02:03. For more information, see CryptoKey.nextRotationTime.

Set the duration of the 'scheduled for destruction' state

By default, key versions in Cloud KMS spend 30 days in the scheduled for destruction (DESTROY_SCHEDULED) state before they are destroyed. The scheduled for destruction state is sometimes called the soft deleted state. The duration for which key versions remain in this state is configurable, with the following constraints:

• You can only set the duration during key creation.
• After the duration for the key has been specified, it can't be changed.
• The duration applies to all versions of the key created in the future.
• The minimum duration is 24 hours for all keys, except for import-only keys which have a minimum duration of 0.
• The maximum duration is 120 days.
• The default duration is 30 days.

Your organization might have a minimum scheduled for destruction duration value defined by organization policies. For more information, see Control key destruction.

To create a key which uses a custom duration for the scheduled for destruction state, use the following steps:

Console

1. In the Google Cloud console, go to the Key Management page.

   Go to Key Management

2. Click the name of the key ring for which you will create a key.

3. Click Create key.

4. Configure the settings of the key for your application.

5. Click Additional settings.

6. In Duration of 'scheduled for destruction' state, choose the number of days the key will remain scheduled for destruction before being permanently destroyed.

7. Click Create key.

gcloud

To use Cloud KMS on the command line, first Install or upgrade to the latest version of Google Cloud CLI.

gcloud kms keys create KEY_NAME \
    --keyring KEY_RING \
    --location LOCATION \
    --purpose PURPOSE \
    --destroy-scheduled-duration DURATION

Replace the following:

• KEY_NAME: the name of the key.
• KEY_RING: the name of the key ring that contains the key.
• LOCATION: the Cloud KMS location of the key ring.
• PURPOSE: the purpose of the key—for example, encryption.
• DURATION: the amount of time for the key to remain in the scheduled for destruction state before being permanently destroyed.

For information on all flags and possible values, run the command with the --help flag.

We recommend using the default duration of 30 days for all keys unless you have specific application or regulatory requirements that require a different value.

Create an asymmetric key

The following sections show you how to create asymmetric keys.

Create an asymmetric decryption key

Follow these steps to create an asymmetric decryption key on the specified key ring and location. These examples can be adapted to specify a different protection level or algorithm. For more information and alternative values, see Algorithms and Protection levels.

When you first create the key, the initial key version has a state of Pending generation. When the state changes to Enabled, you can use the key. To learn more about key version states, see Key version states.

Console

1. In the Google Cloud console, go to the Key Management page.

   Go to Key Management

2. Click the name of the key ring for which you will create a key.

3. Click Create key.

4. For Key name, enter a name for your key.

5. For Protection level, select Software or HSM.

6. For Key material, select Generated key.

7. For Purpose, select Asymmetric decrypt.

8. For Algorithm, select 3072 bit RSA - OAEP Padding - SHA256 Digest. You can change this value on future key versions.

9. Click Create.

gcloud

To use Cloud KMS on the command line, first Install or upgrade to the latest version of Google Cloud CLI.

gcloud kms keys create KEY_NAME \
    --keyring KEY_RING \
    --location LOCATION \
    --purpose "asymmetric-encryption" \
    --default-algorithm "ALGORITHM"

Replace the following:

• KEY_NAME: the name of the key.
• KEY_RING: the name of the key ring that contains the key.
• LOCATION: the Cloud KMS location of the key ring.
• ALGORITHM: the algorithm to use for the key—for example, rsa-decrypt-oaep-3072-sha256. For a list of supported asymmetric encryption algorithms, see Asymmetric encryption algorithms.

For information on all flags and possible values, run the command with the --help flag.

C#

To run this code, first set up a C# development environment and install the Cloud KMS C# SDK.

using Google.Cloud.Kms.V1;
using Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes;

public class CreateKeyAsymmetricDecryptSample
{
    public CryptoKey CreateKeyAsymmetricDecrypt(
      string projectId = "my-project", string locationId = "us-east1", string keyRingId = "my-key-ring",
      string id = "my-asymmetric-encrypt-key")
    {
        // Create the client.
        KeyManagementServiceClient client = KeyManagementServiceClient.Create();

        // Build the parent key ring name.
        KeyRingName keyRingName = new KeyRingName(projectId, locationId, keyRingId);

        // Build the key.
        CryptoKey key = new CryptoKey
        {
            Purpose = CryptoKey.Types.CryptoKeyPurpose.AsymmetricDecrypt,
            VersionTemplate = new CryptoKeyVersionTemplate
            {
                Algorithm = CryptoKeyVersion.Types.CryptoKeyVersionAlgorithm.RsaDecryptOaep2048Sha256,
            },

            // Optional: customize how long key versions should be kept before destroying.
            DestroyScheduledDuration = new Duration
            {
                Seconds = 24 * 60 * 60,
            }
        };

        // Call the API.
        CryptoKey result = client.CreateCryptoKey(keyRingName, id, key);

        // Return the result.
        return result;
    }
}

Go

To run this code, first set up a Go development environment and install the Cloud KMS Go SDK.

import (
	"context"
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"time"

	kms "cloud.google.com/go/kms/apiv1"
	"cloud.google.com/go/kms/apiv1/kmspb"
	"google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/durationpb"
)

// createKeyAsymmetricDecrypt creates a new asymmetric RSA encrypt/decrypt key
// pair where the private key is stored in Cloud KMS.
func createKeyAsymmetricDecrypt(w io.Writer, parent, id string) error {
	// parent := "projects/my-project/locations/us-east1/keyRings/my-key-ring"
	// id := "my-asymmetric-encryption-key"

	// Create the client.
	ctx := context.Background()
	client, err := kms.NewKeyManagementClient(ctx)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create kms client: %w", err)
	}
	defer client.Close()

	// Build the request.
	req := &kmspb.CreateCryptoKeyRequest{
		Parent:      parent,
		CryptoKeyId: id,
		CryptoKey: &kmspb.CryptoKey{
			Purpose: kmspb.CryptoKey_ASYMMETRIC_DECRYPT,
			VersionTemplate: &kmspb.CryptoKeyVersionTemplate{
				Algorithm: kmspb.CryptoKeyVersion_RSA_DECRYPT_OAEP_2048_SHA256,
			},

			// Optional: customize how long key versions should be kept before destroying.
			DestroyScheduledDuration: durationpb.New(24 * time.Hour),
		},
	}

	// Call the API.
	result, err := client.CreateCryptoKey(ctx, req)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create key: %w", err)
	}
	fmt.Fprintf(w, "Created key: %s\n", result.Name)
	return nil
}

Java

To run this code, first set up a Java development environment and install the Cloud KMS Java SDK.

import com.google.cloud.kms.v1.CryptoKey;
import com.google.cloud.kms.v1.CryptoKey.CryptoKeyPurpose;
import com.google.cloud.kms.v1.CryptoKeyVersion.CryptoKeyVersionAlgorithm;
import com.google.cloud.kms.v1.CryptoKeyVersionTemplate;
import com.google.cloud.kms.v1.KeyManagementServiceClient;
import com.google.cloud.kms.v1.KeyRingName;
import com.google.protobuf.Duration;
import java.io.IOException;

public class CreateKeyAsymmetricDecrypt {

  public void createKeyAsymmetricDecrypt() throws IOException {
    // TODO(developer): Replace these variables before running the sample.
    String projectId = "your-project-id";
    String locationId = "us-east1";
    String keyRingId = "my-key-ring";
    String id = "my-asymmetric-decryption-key";
    createKeyAsymmetricDecrypt(projectId, locationId, keyRingId, id);
  }

  // Create a new asymmetric key for the purpose of encrypting and decrypting
  // data.
  public void createKeyAsymmetricDecrypt(
      String projectId, String locationId, String keyRingId, String id) throws IOException {
    // Initialize client that will be used to send requests. This client only
    // needs to be created once, and can be reused for multiple requests. After
    // completing all of your requests, call the "close" method on the client to
    // safely clean up any remaining background resources.
    try (KeyManagementServiceClient client = KeyManagementServiceClient.create()) {
      // Build the parent name from the project, location, and key ring.
      KeyRingName keyRingName = KeyRingName.of(projectId, locationId, keyRingId);

      // Build the asymmetric key to create.
      CryptoKey key =
          CryptoKey.newBuilder()
              .setPurpose(CryptoKeyPurpose.ASYMMETRIC_DECRYPT)
              .setVersionTemplate(
                  CryptoKeyVersionTemplate.newBuilder()
                      .setAlgorithm(CryptoKeyVersionAlgorithm.RSA_DECRYPT_OAEP_2048_SHA256))

              // Optional: customize how long key versions should be kept before destroying.
              .setDestroyScheduledDuration(Duration.newBuilder().setSeconds(24 * 60 * 60))
              .build();

      // Create the key.
      CryptoKey createdKey = client.createCryptoKey(keyRingName, id, key);
      System.out.printf("Created asymmetric key %s%n", createdKey.getName());
    }
  }
}

Node.js

To run this code, first set up a Node.js development environment and install the Cloud KMS Node.js SDK.

//
// TODO(developer): Uncomment these variables before running the sample.
//
// const projectId = 'my-project';
// const locationId = 'us-east1';
// const keyRingId = 'my-key-ring';
// const id = 'my-asymmetric-decrypt-key';

// Imports the Cloud KMS library
const {KeyManagementServiceClient} = require('@google-cloud/kms');

// Instantiates a client
const client = new KeyManagementServiceClient();

// Build the parent key ring name
const keyRingName = client.keyRingPath(projectId, locationId, keyRingId);

async function createKeyAsymmetricDecrypt() {
  const [key] = await client.createCryptoKey({
    parent: keyRingName,
    cryptoKeyId: id,
    cryptoKey: {
      purpose: 'ASYMMETRIC_DECRYPT',
      versionTemplate: {
        algorithm: 'RSA_DECRYPT_OAEP_2048_SHA256',
      },

      // Optional: customize how long key versions should be kept before
      // destroying.
      destroyScheduledDuration: {seconds: 60 * 60 * 24},
    },
  });

  console.log(`Created asymmetric key: ${key.name}`);
  return key;
}

return createKeyAsymmetricDecrypt();

PHP

To run this code, first learn about using PHP on Google Cloud and install the Cloud KMS PHP SDK.

use Google\Cloud\Kms\V1\Client\KeyManagementServiceClient;
use Google\Cloud\Kms\V1\CreateCryptoKeyRequest;
use Google\Cloud\Kms\V1\CryptoKey;
use Google\Cloud\Kms\V1\CryptoKey\CryptoKeyPurpose;
use Google\Cloud\Kms\V1\CryptoKeyVersion\CryptoKeyVersionAlgorithm;
use Google\Cloud\Kms\V1\CryptoKeyVersionTemplate;
use Google\Protobuf\Duration;

function create_key_asymmetric_decrypt(
    string $projectId = 'my-project',
    string $locationId = 'us-east1',
    string $keyRingId = 'my-key-ring',
    string $id = 'my-asymmetric-decrypt-key'
): CryptoKey {
    // Create the Cloud KMS client.
    $client = new KeyManagementServiceClient();

    // Build the parent key ring name.
    $keyRingName = $client->keyRingName($projectId, $locationId, $keyRingId);

    // Build the key.
    $key = (new CryptoKey())
        ->setPurpose(CryptoKeyPurpose::ASYMMETRIC_DECRYPT)
        ->setVersionTemplate((new CryptoKeyVersionTemplate())
            ->setAlgorithm(CryptoKeyVersionAlgorithm::RSA_DECRYPT_OAEP_2048_SHA256)
        )

        // Optional: customize how long key versions should be kept before destroying.
        ->setDestroyScheduledDuration((new Duration())
            ->setSeconds(24 * 60 * 60)
        );

    // Call the API.
    $createCryptoKeyRequest = (new CreateCryptoKeyRequest())
        ->setParent($keyRingName)
        ->setCryptoKeyId($id)
        ->setCryptoKey($key);
    $createdKey = $client->createCryptoKey($createCryptoKeyRequest);
    printf('Created asymmetric decryption key: %s' . PHP_EOL, $createdKey->getName());

    return $createdKey;
}

Python

To run this code, first set up a Python development environment and install the Cloud KMS Python SDK.

import datetime

# Import the client library.
from google.cloud import kms
from google.protobuf import duration_pb2  # type: ignore


def create_key_asymmetric_decrypt(
    project_id: str, location_id: str, key_ring_id: str, key_id: str
) -> kms.CryptoKey:
    """
    Creates a new asymmetric decryption key in Cloud KMS.

    Args:
        project_id (string): Google Cloud project ID (e.g. 'my-project').
        location_id (string): Cloud KMS location (e.g. 'us-east1').
        key_ring_id (string): ID of the Cloud KMS key ring (e.g. 'my-key-ring').
        key_id (string): ID of the key to create (e.g. 'my-asymmetric-decrypt-key').

    Returns:
        CryptoKey: Cloud KMS key.

    """

    # Create the client.
    client = kms.KeyManagementServiceClient()

    # Build the parent key ring name.
    key_ring_name = client.key_ring_path(project_id, location_id, key_ring_id)

    # Build the key.
    purpose = kms.CryptoKey.CryptoKeyPurpose.ASYMMETRIC_DECRYPT
    algorithm = (
        kms.CryptoKeyVersion.CryptoKeyVersionAlgorithm.RSA_DECRYPT_OAEP_2048_SHA256
    )
    key = {
        "purpose": purpose,
        "version_template": {
            "algorithm": algorithm,
        },
        # Optional: customize how long key versions should be kept before
        # destroying.
        "destroy_scheduled_duration": duration_pb2.Duration().FromTimedelta(
            datetime.timedelta(days=1)
        ),
    }

    # Call the API.
    created_key = client.create_crypto_key(
        request={"parent": key_ring_name, "crypto_key_id": key_id, "crypto_key": key}
    )
    print(f"Created asymmetric decrypt key: {created_key.name}")
    return created_key

Ruby

To run this code, first set up a Ruby development environment and install the Cloud KMS Ruby SDK.

# TODO(developer): uncomment these values before running the sample.
# project_id  = "my-project"
# location_id = "us-east1"
# key_ring_id = "my-key-ring"
# id          = "my-asymmetric-decrypt-key"

# Require the library.
require "google/cloud/kms"

# Create the client.
client = Google::Cloud::Kms.key_management_service

# Build the parent key ring name.
key_ring_name = client.key_ring_path project: project_id, location: location_id, key_ring: key_ring_id

# Build the key.
key = {
  purpose:          :ASYMMETRIC_DECRYPT,
  version_template: {
    algorithm: :RSA_DECRYPT_OAEP_2048_SHA256
  },

  # Optional: customize how long key versions should be kept before destroying.
  destroy_scheduled_duration: {
    seconds: 24 * 60 * 60
  }
}

# Call the API.
created_key = client.create_crypto_key parent: key_ring_name, crypto_key_id: id, crypto_key: key
puts "Created asymmetric decryption key: #{created_key.name}"

API

These examples use curl as an HTTP client to demonstrate using the API. For more information about access control, see Accessing the Cloud KMS API.

Create an asymmetric decryption key by calling CryptoKey.create.

curl "https://cloudkms.googleapis.com/v1/projects/PROJECT_ID/locations/LOCATION/keyRings/KEY_RING/cryptoKeys?crypto_key_id=KEY_NAME" \
    --request "POST" \
    --header "authorization: Bearer TOKEN" \
    --header "content-type: application/json" \
    --data '{"purpose": "ASYMMETRIC_DECRYPT", "versionTemplate": {"algorithm": "ALGORITHM"}}'

Replace the following:

• PROJECT_ID: the ID of the project that contains the key ring.
• LOCATION: the Cloud KMS location of the key ring.
• KEY_RING: the name of the key ring that contains the key.
• KEY_NAME: the name of the key.
• ALGORITHM: the algorithm to use for the key—for example, RSA_DECRYPT_OAEP_3072_SHA256. For a list of supported asymmetric encryption algorithms, see Asymmetric encryption algorithms.

Create an asymmetric signing key

Follow these steps to create an asymmetric signing key on the specified key ring and location. These examples can be adapted to specify a different protection level or algorithm. For more information and alternative values, see Algorithms and Protection levels.

When you first create the key, the initial key version has a state of Pending generation. When the state changes to Enabled, you can use the key. To learn more about key version states, see Key version states.

Console

1. In the Google Cloud console, go to the Key Management page.

   Go to Key Management

2. Click the name of the key ring for which you will create a key.

3. Click Create key.

4. For Key name, enter a name for your key.

5. For Protection level, select Software or HSM.

6. For Key material, select Generated key.

7. For Purpose, select Asymmetric sign.

8. For Algorithm, select Elliptic Curve P-256 - SHA256 Digest. You can change this value on future key versions.

9. Click Create.

gcloud

To use Cloud KMS on the command line, first Install or upgrade to the latest version of Google Cloud CLI.

gcloud kms keys create KEY_NAME \
    --keyring KEY_RING \
    --location LOCATION \
    --purpose "asymmetric-signing" \
    --default-algorithm "ALGORITHM"

Replace the following:

• KEY_NAME: the name of the key.
• KEY_RING: the name of the key ring that contains the key.
• LOCATION: the Cloud KMS location of the key ring.
• ALGORITHM: the algorithm to use for the key—for example, ec-sign-p256-sha256. For a list of supported algorithms, see Asymmetric signing algorithms.

For information on all flags and possible values, run the command with the --help flag.

C#

To run this code, first set up a C# development environment and install the Cloud KMS C# SDK.

using Google.Cloud.Kms.V1;
using Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes;

public class CreateKeyAsymmetricSignSample
{
    public CryptoKey CreateKeyAsymmetricSign(
      string projectId = "my-project", string locationId = "us-east1", string keyRingId = "my-key-ring",
      string id = "my-asymmetric-signing-key")
    {
        // Create the client.
        KeyManagementServiceClient client = KeyManagementServiceClient.Create();

        // Build the parent key ring name.
        KeyRingName keyRingName = new KeyRingName(projectId, locationId, keyRingId);

        // Build the key.
        CryptoKey key = new CryptoKey
        {
            Purpose = CryptoKey.Types.CryptoKeyPurpose.AsymmetricSign,
            VersionTemplate = new CryptoKeyVersionTemplate
            {
                Algorithm = CryptoKeyVersion.Types.CryptoKeyVersionAlgorithm.RsaSignPkcs12048Sha256,
            },

            // Optional: customize how long key versions should be kept before destroying.
            DestroyScheduledDuration = new Duration
            {
                Seconds = 24 * 60 * 60,
            }
        };

        // Call the API.
        CryptoKey result = client.CreateCryptoKey(keyRingName, id, key);

        // Return the result.
        return result;
    }
}

Go

To run this code, first set up a Go development environment and install the Cloud KMS Go SDK.

import (
	"context"
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"time"

	kms "cloud.google.com/go/kms/apiv1"
	"cloud.google.com/go/kms/apiv1/kmspb"
	"google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/durationpb"
)

// createKeyAsymmetricSign creates a new asymmetric RSA sign/verify key pair
// where the private key is stored in Cloud KMS.
func createKeyAsymmetricSign(w io.Writer, parent, id string) error {
	// parent := "projects/my-project/locations/us-east1/keyRings/my-key-ring"
	// id := "my-asymmetric-signing-key"

	// Create the client.
	ctx := context.Background()
	client, err := kms.NewKeyManagementClient(ctx)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create kms client: %w", err)
	}
	defer client.Close()

	// Build the request.
	req := &kmspb.CreateCryptoKeyRequest{
		Parent:      parent,
		CryptoKeyId: id,
		CryptoKey: &kmspb.CryptoKey{
			Purpose: kmspb.CryptoKey_ASYMMETRIC_SIGN,
			VersionTemplate: &kmspb.CryptoKeyVersionTemplate{
				Algorithm: kmspb.CryptoKeyVersion_RSA_SIGN_PKCS1_2048_SHA256,
			},

			// Optional: customize how long key versions should be kept before destroying.
			DestroyScheduledDuration: durationpb.New(24 * time.Hour),
		},
	}

	// Call the API.
	result, err := client.CreateCryptoKey(ctx, req)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create key: %w", err)
	}
	fmt.Fprintf(w, "Created key: %s\n", result.Name)
	return nil
}

Java

To run this code, first set up a Java development environment and install the Cloud KMS Java SDK.

import com.google.cloud.kms.v1.CryptoKey;
import com.google.cloud.kms.v1.CryptoKey.CryptoKeyPurpose;
import com.google.cloud.kms.v1.CryptoKeyVersion.CryptoKeyVersionAlgorithm;
import com.google.cloud.kms.v1.CryptoKeyVersionTemplate;
import com.google.cloud.kms.v1.KeyManagementServiceClient;
import com.google.cloud.kms.v1.KeyRingName;
import com.google.protobuf.Duration;
import java.io.IOException;

public class CreateKeyAsymmetricSign {

  public void createKeyAsymmetricSign() throws IOException {
    // TODO(developer): Replace these variables before running the sample.
    String projectId = "your-project-id";
    String locationId = "us-east1";
    String keyRingId = "my-key-ring";
    String id = "my-asymmetric-signing-key";
    createKeyAsymmetricSign(projectId, locationId, keyRingId, id);
  }

  // Create a new asymmetric key for the purpose of signing and verifying data.
  public void createKeyAsymmetricSign(
      String projectId, String locationId, String keyRingId, String id) throws IOException {
    // Initialize client that will be used to send requests. This client only
    // needs to be created once, and can be reused for multiple requests. After
    // completing all of your requests, call the "close" method on the client to
    // safely clean up any remaining background resources.
    try (KeyManagementServiceClient client = KeyManagementServiceClient.create()) {
      // Build the parent name from the project, location, and key ring.
      KeyRingName keyRingName = KeyRingName.of(projectId, locationId, keyRingId);

      // Build the asymmetric key to create.
      CryptoKey key =
          CryptoKey.newBuilder()
              .setPurpose(CryptoKeyPurpose.ASYMMETRIC_SIGN)
              .setVersionTemplate(
                  CryptoKeyVersionTemplate.newBuilder()
                      .setAlgorithm(CryptoKeyVersionAlgorithm.RSA_SIGN_PKCS1_2048_SHA256))

              // Optional: customize how long key versions should be kept before destroying.
              .setDestroyScheduledDuration(Duration.newBuilder().setSeconds(24 * 60 * 60))
              .build();

      // Create the key.
      CryptoKey createdKey = client.createCryptoKey(keyRingName, id, key);
      System.out.printf("Created asymmetric key %s%n", createdKey.getName());
    }
  }
}

Node.js

To run this code, first set up a Node.js development environment and install the Cloud KMS Node.js SDK.

//
// TODO(developer): Uncomment these variables before running the sample.
//
// const projectId = 'my-project';
// const locationId = 'us-east1';
// const keyRingId = 'my-key-ring';
// const id = 'my-asymmetric-sign-key';

// Imports the Cloud KMS library
const {KeyManagementServiceClient} = require('@google-cloud/kms');

// Instantiates a client
const client = new KeyManagementServiceClient();

// Build the parent key ring name
const keyRingName = client.keyRingPath(projectId, locationId, keyRingId);

async function createKeyAsymmetricSign() {
  const [key] = await client.createCryptoKey({
    parent: keyRingName,
    cryptoKeyId: id,
    cryptoKey: {
      purpose: 'ASYMMETRIC_SIGN',
      versionTemplate: {
        algorithm: 'RSA_SIGN_PKCS1_2048_SHA256',
      },

      // Optional: customize how long key versions should be kept before
      // destroying.
      destroyScheduledDuration: {seconds: 60 * 60 * 24},
    },
  });

  console.log(`Created asymmetric key: ${key.name}`);
  return key;
}

return createKeyAsymmetricSign();

PHP

To run this code, first learn about using PHP on Google Cloud and install the Cloud KMS PHP SDK.

use Google\Cloud\Kms\V1\Client\KeyManagementServiceClient;
use Google\Cloud\Kms\V1\CreateCryptoKeyRequest;
use Google\Cloud\Kms\V1\CryptoKey;
use Google\Cloud\Kms\V1\CryptoKey\CryptoKeyPurpose;
use Google\Cloud\Kms\V1\CryptoKeyVersion\CryptoKeyVersionAlgorithm;
use Google\Cloud\Kms\V1\CryptoKeyVersionTemplate;
use Google\Protobuf\Duration;

function create_key_asymmetric_sign(
    string $projectId = 'my-project',
    string $locationId = 'us-east1',
    string $keyRingId = 'my-key-ring',
    string $id = 'my-asymmetric-signing-key'
): CryptoKey {
    // Create the Cloud KMS client.
    $client = new KeyManagementServiceClient();

    // Build the parent key ring name.
    $keyRingName = $client->keyRingName($projectId, $locationId, $keyRingId);

    // Build the key.
    $key = (new CryptoKey())
        ->setPurpose(CryptoKeyPurpose::ASYMMETRIC_SIGN)
        ->setVersionTemplate((new CryptoKeyVersionTemplate())
            ->setAlgorithm(CryptoKeyVersionAlgorithm::RSA_SIGN_PKCS1_2048_SHA256)
        )

        // Optional: customize how long key versions should be kept before destroying.
        ->setDestroyScheduledDuration((new Duration())
            ->setSeconds(24 * 60 * 60)
        );

    // Call the API.
    $createCryptoKeyRequest = (new CreateCryptoKeyRequest())
        ->setParent($keyRingName)
        ->setCryptoKeyId($id)
        ->setCryptoKey($key);
    $createdKey = $client->createCryptoKey($createCryptoKeyRequest);
    printf('Created asymmetric signing key: %s' . PHP_EOL, $createdKey->getName());

    return $createdKey;
}

Python

To run this code, first set up a Python development environment and install the Cloud KMS Python SDK.

import datetime

# Import the client library.
from google.cloud import kms
from google.protobuf import duration_pb2  # type: ignore


def create_key_asymmetric_sign(
    project_id: str, location_id: str, key_ring_id: str, key_id: str
) -> kms.CryptoKey:
    """
    Creates a new asymmetric signing key in Cloud KMS.

    Args:
        project_id (string): Google Cloud project ID (e.g. 'my-project').
        location_id (string): Cloud KMS location (e.g. 'us-east1').
        key_ring_id (string): ID of the Cloud KMS key ring (e.g. 'my-key-ring').
        key_id (string): ID of the key to create (e.g. 'my-asymmetric-signing-key').

    Returns:
        CryptoKey: Cloud KMS key.

    """

    # Create the client.
    client = kms.KeyManagementServiceClient()

    # Build the parent key ring name.
    key_ring_name = client.key_ring_path(project_id, location_id, key_ring_id)

    # Build the key.
    purpose = kms.CryptoKey.CryptoKeyPurpose.ASYMMETRIC_SIGN
    algorithm = (
        kms.CryptoKeyVersion.CryptoKeyVersionAlgorithm.RSA_SIGN_PKCS1_2048_SHA256
    )
    key = {
        "purpose": purpose,
        "version_template": {
            "algorithm": algorithm,
        },
        # Optional: customize how long key versions should be kept before
        # destroying.
        "destroy_scheduled_duration": duration_pb2.Duration().FromTimedelta(
            datetime.timedelta(days=1)
        ),
    }

    # Call the API.
    created_key = client.create_crypto_key(
        request={"parent": key_ring_name, "crypto_key_id": key_id, "crypto_key": key}
    )
    print(f"Created asymmetric signing key: {created_key.name}")
    return created_key

Ruby

To run this code, first set up a Ruby development environment and install the Cloud KMS Ruby SDK.

# TODO(developer): uncomment these values before running the sample.
# project_id  = "my-project"
# location_id = "us-east1"
# key_ring_id = "my-key-ring"
# id          = "my-asymmetric-signing-key"

# Require the library.
require "google/cloud/kms"

# Create the client.
client = Google::Cloud::Kms.key_management_service

# Build the parent key ring name.
key_ring_name = client.key_ring_path project: project_id, location: location_id, key_ring: key_ring_id

# Build the key.
key = {
  purpose:          :ASYMMETRIC_SIGN,
  version_template: {
    algorithm: :RSA_SIGN_PKCS1_2048_SHA256
  },

  # Optional: customize how long key versions should be kept before destroying.
  destroy_scheduled_duration: {
    seconds: 24 * 60 * 60
  }
}

# Call the API.
created_key = client.create_crypto_key parent: key_ring_name, crypto_key_id: id, crypto_key: key
puts "Created asymmetric signing key: #{created_key.name}"

API

These examples use curl as an HTTP client to demonstrate using the API. For more information about access control, see Accessing the Cloud KMS API.

Create an asymmetric signing key by calling CryptoKey.create.

curl "https://cloudkms.googleapis.com/v1/projects/PROJECT_ID/locations/LOCATION/keyRings/KEY_RING/cryptoKeys?crypto_key_id=KEY_NAME" \
    --request "POST" \
    --header "authorization: Bearer TOKEN" \
    --header "content-type: application/json" \
    --data '{"purpose": "ASYMMETRIC_SIGN", "versionTemplate": {"algorithm": "ALGORITHM"}}'

Replace the following:

• PROJECT_ID: the ID of the project that contains the key ring.
• LOCATION: the Cloud KMS location of the key ring.
• KEY_RING: the name of the key ring that contains the key.
• KEY_NAME: the name of the key.
• ALGORITHM: the algorithm to use for the key—for example, EC_SIGN_P256_SHA256. For a list of supported algorithms, see Asymmetric signing algorithms.

Retrieve the public key

When you create an asymmetric key, Cloud KMS creates a public/private key pair. You can retrieve the public key of an enabled asymmetric key at any time after the key is generated.

The public key is in the Privacy-enhanced Electronic Mail (PEM) format. For more information, see the RFC 7468 sections General Considerations and Textual Encoding of Subject Public Key Info.

To download the public key for an existing asymmetric key version, follow these steps:

Console

1. In the Google Cloud console, go to the Key Management page.

   Go to Key Management

2. Click the name of the key ring that contains the asymmetric key for which you want to retrieve the public key.

3. Click the name of the key for which you want to retrieve the public key.

4. On the row corresponding to the key version for which you want to retrieve the public key, click View More .

5. Click Get public key.

6. The public key is displayed in the prompt. You can copy the public key to your clipboard. To download the public key, click Download.

If you do not see the Get public key option, verify the following:

• The key is an asymmetric key.
• The key version is enabled.
• You have the cloudkms.cryptoKeyVersions.viewPublicKey permission.

The filename of a public key downloaded from the Google Cloud console is of the form:

KEY_RING-KEY_NAME-KEY_VERSION.pub

Each portion of the filename is separated by a hyphen, for example ringname-keyname-version.pub

gcloud

To use Cloud KMS on the command line, first Install or upgrade to the latest version of Google Cloud CLI.

Note: The gcloud kms keys versions get-public-key command must be run from a local shell. Do not attempt to run this command using the Cloud Shell.

gcloud kms keys versions get-public-key KEY_VERSION \
    --key KEY_NAME \
    --keyring KEY_RING \
    --location LOCATION \
    --output-file OUTPUT_FILE_PATH

Replace the following:

• KEY_VERSION: the key version number.
• KEY_NAME: the name of the key.
• KEY_RING: the name of the key ring that contains the key.
• LOCATION: the Cloud KMS location of the key ring.
• OUTPUT_FILE_PATH: the path where you want to save the public key file—for example, public-key.pub.

For information on all flags and possible values, run the command with the --help flag.

C#

To run this code, first set up a C# development environment and install the Cloud KMS C# SDK.

using Google.Cloud.Kms.V1;

public class GetPublicKeySample
{
    public PublicKey GetPublicKey(string projectId = "my-project", string locationId = "us-east1", string keyRingId = "my-key-ring", string keyId = "my-key", string keyVersionId = "123")
    {
        // Create the client.
        KeyManagementServiceClient client = KeyManagementServiceClient.Create();

        // Build the key version name.
        CryptoKeyVersionName keyVersionName = new CryptoKeyVersionName(projectId, locationId, keyRingId, keyId, keyVersionId);

        // Call the API.
        PublicKey result = client.GetPublicKey(keyVersionName);

        // Return the ciphertext.
        return result;
    }
}

Go

To run this code, first set up a Go development environment and install the Cloud KMS Go SDK.

import (
	"context"
	"crypto/x509"
	"encoding/pem"
	"fmt"
	"hash/crc32"
	"io"

	kms "cloud.google.com/go/kms/apiv1"
	"cloud.google.com/go/kms/apiv1/kmspb"
)

// getPublicKey retrieves the public key from an asymmetric key pair on
// Cloud KMS.
func getPublicKey(w io.Writer, name string) error {
	// name := "projects/my-project/locations/us-east1/keyRings/my-key-ring/cryptoKeys/my-key/cryptoKeyVersions/123"

	// Create the client.
	ctx := context.Background()
	client, err := kms.NewKeyManagementClient(ctx)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create kms client: %w", err)
	}
	defer client.Close()

	// Build the request.
	req := &kmspb.GetPublicKeyRequest{
		Name: name,
	}

	// Call the API.
	result, err := client.GetPublicKey(ctx, req)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get public key: %w", err)
	}

	// The 'Pem' field is the raw string representation of the public key.
	// Convert 'Pem' into bytes for further processing.
	key := []byte(result.Pem)

	// Optional, but recommended: perform integrity verification on result.
	// For more details on ensuring E2E in-transit integrity to and from Cloud KMS visit:
	// https://cloud.google.com/kms/docs/data-integrity-guidelines
	crc32c := func(data []byte) uint32 {
		t := crc32.MakeTable(crc32.Castagnoli)
		return crc32.Checksum(data, t)
	}
	if int64(crc32c(key)) != result.PemCrc32C.Value {
		return fmt.Errorf("getPublicKey: response corrupted in-transit")
	}

	// Optional - parse the public key. This transforms the string key into a Go
	// PublicKey.
	block, _ := pem.Decode(key)
	publicKey, err := x509.ParsePKIXPublicKey(block.Bytes)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("failed to parse public key: %w", err)
	}
	fmt.Fprintf(w, "Retrieved public key: %v\n", publicKey)
	return nil
}

Java

To run this code, first set up a Java development environment and install the Cloud KMS Java SDK.

import com.google.cloud.kms.v1.CryptoKeyVersionName;
import com.google.cloud.kms.v1.KeyManagementServiceClient;
import com.google.cloud.kms.v1.PublicKey;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.security.GeneralSecurityException;

public class GetPublicKey {

  public void getPublicKey() throws IOException, GeneralSecurityException {
    // TODO(developer): Replace these variables before running the sample.
    String projectId = "your-project-id";
    String locationId = "us-east1";
    String keyRingId = "my-key-ring";
    String keyId = "my-key";
    String keyVersionId = "123";
    getPublicKey(projectId, locationId, keyRingId, keyId, keyVersionId);
  }

  // Get the public key associated with an asymmetric key.
  public void getPublicKey(
      String projectId, String locationId, String keyRingId, String keyId, String keyVersionId)
      throws IOException, GeneralSecurityException {
    // Initialize client that will be used to send requests. This client only
    // needs to be created once, and can be reused for multiple requests. After
    // completing all of your requests, call the "close" method on the client to
    // safely clean up any remaining background resources.
    try (KeyManagementServiceClient client = KeyManagementServiceClient.create()) {
      // Build the key version name from the project, location, key ring, key,
      // and key version.
      CryptoKeyVersionName keyVersionName =
          CryptoKeyVersionName.of(projectId, locationId, keyRingId, keyId, keyVersionId);

      // Get the public key.
      PublicKey publicKey = client.getPublicKey(keyVersionName);
      System.out.printf("Public key: %s%n", publicKey.getPem());
    }
  }
}

Node.js

To run this code, first set up a Node.js development environment and install the Cloud KMS Node.js SDK.

//
// TODO(developer): Uncomment these variables before running the sample.
//
// const projectId = 'my-project';
// const locationId = 'us-east1';
// const keyRingId = 'my-key-ring';
// const keyId = 'my-key';

// Imports the Cloud KMS library
const {KeyManagementServiceClient} = require('@google-cloud/kms');

// Instantiates a client
const client = new KeyManagementServiceClient();

// Build the key version name
const versionName = client.cryptoKeyVersionPath(
  projectId,
  locationId,
  keyRingId,
  keyId,
  versionId
);

async function getPublicKey() {
  const [publicKey] = await client.getPublicKey({
    name: versionName,
  });

  // Optional, but recommended: perform integrity verification on publicKey.
  // For more details on ensuring E2E in-transit integrity to and from Cloud KMS visit:
  // https://cloud.google.com/kms/docs/data-integrity-guidelines
  const crc32c = require('fast-crc32c');
  if (publicKey.name !== versionName) {
    throw new Error('GetPublicKey: request corrupted in-transit');
  }
  if (crc32c.calculate(publicKey.pem) !== Number(publicKey.pemCrc32c.value)) {
    throw new Error('GetPublicKey: response corrupted in-transit');
  }

  console.log(`Public key pem: ${publicKey.pem}`);

  return publicKey;
}

return getPublicKey();

PHP

To run this code, first learn about using PHP on Google Cloud and install the Cloud KMS PHP SDK.

use Google\Cloud\Kms\V1\Client\KeyManagementServiceClient;
use Google\Cloud\Kms\V1\GetPublicKeyRequest;

function get_public_key(
    string $projectId = 'my-project',
    string $locationId = 'us-east1',
    string $keyRingId = 'my-key-ring',
    string $keyId = 'my-key',
    string $versionId = '123'
) {
    // Create the Cloud KMS client.
    $client = new KeyManagementServiceClient();

    // Build the key version name.
    $keyVersionName = $client->cryptoKeyVersionName($projectId, $locationId, $keyRingId, $keyId, $versionId);

    // Call the API.
    $getPublicKeyRequest = (new GetPublicKeyRequest())
        ->setName($keyVersionName);
    $publicKey = $client->getPublicKey($getPublicKeyRequest);
    printf('Public key: %s' . PHP_EOL, $publicKey->getPem());

    return $publicKey;
}

Python

To run this code, first set up a Python development environment and install the Cloud KMS Python SDK.

from google.cloud import kms


def get_public_key(
    project_id: str, location_id: str, key_ring_id: str, key_id: str, version_id: str
) -> kms.PublicKey:
    """
    Get the public key for an asymmetric key.

    Args:
        project_id (string): Google Cloud project ID (e.g. 'my-project').
        location_id (string): Cloud KMS location (e.g. 'us-east1').
        key_ring_id (string): ID of the Cloud KMS key ring (e.g. 'my-key-ring').
        key_id (string): ID of the key to use (e.g. 'my-key').
        version_id (string): ID of the key to use (e.g. '1').

    Returns:
        PublicKey: Cloud KMS public key response.

    """

    # Create the client.
    client = kms.KeyManagementServiceClient()

    # Build the key version name.
    key_version_name = client.crypto_key_version_path(
        project_id, location_id, key_ring_id, key_id, version_id
    )

    # Call the API.
    public_key = client.get_public_key(request={"name": key_version_name})

    # Optional, but recommended: perform integrity verification on public_key.
    # For more details on ensuring E2E in-transit integrity to and from Cloud KMS visit:
    # https://cloud.google.com/kms/docs/data-integrity-guidelines
    if not public_key.name == key_version_name:
        raise Exception("The request sent to the server was corrupted in-transit.")
    # See crc32c() function defined below.
    if not public_key.pem_crc32c == crc32c(public_key.pem.encode("utf-8")):
        raise Exception(
            "The response received from the server was corrupted in-transit."
        )
    # End integrity verification

    print(f"Public key: {public_key.pem}")
    return public_key


def crc32c(data: bytes) -> int:
    """
    Calculates the CRC32C checksum of the provided data.
    Args:
        data: the bytes over which the checksum should be calculated.
    Returns:
        An int representing the CRC32C checksum of the provided bytes.
    """
    import crcmod  # type: ignore

    crc32c_fun = crcmod.predefined.mkPredefinedCrcFun("crc-32c")
    return crc32c_fun(data)

Ruby

To run this code, first set up a Ruby development environment and install the Cloud KMS Ruby SDK.

# TODO(developer): uncomment these values before running the sample.
# project_id  = "my-project"
# location_id = "us-east1"
# key_ring_id = "my-key-ring"
# key_id      = "my-key"
# version_id  = "123"

# Require the library.
require "google/cloud/kms"

# Create the client.
client = Google::Cloud::Kms.key_management_service

# Build the key version name.
key_version_name = client.crypto_key_version_path project:            project_id,
                                                  location:           location_id,
                                                  key_ring:           key_ring_id,
                                                  crypto_key:         key_id,
                                                  crypto_key_version: version_id

# Call the API.
public_key = client.get_public_key name: key_version_name
puts "Public key: #{public_key.pem}"

API

These examples use curl as an HTTP client to demonstrate using the API. For more information about access control, see Accessing the Cloud KMS API.

Retrieve the public key by calling the CryptoKeyVersions.getPublicKey method.

curl "https://cloudkms.googleapis.com/v1/projects/PROJECT_ID/locations/LOCATION/keyRings/KEY_RING/cryptoKeys/KEY_NAME/cryptoKeyVersions/KEY_VERSION/publicKey" \
    --request "GET" \
    --header "authorization: Bearer TOKEN"

Replace the following:

• PROJECT_ID: the ID of the project that contains the key ring.
• LOCATION: the Cloud KMS location of the key ring.
• KEY_RING: the name of the key ring that contains the key.
• KEY_NAME: the name of the key.
• KEY_VERSION: the key version number.

The output should look similar to the following:

{
  "pem": "-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----\nQ29uZ3JhdHVsYXRpb25zLCB5b3UndmUgZGlzY292ZX
          JlZCB0aGF0IHRoaXMgaXNuJ3QgYWN0dWFsbHkgYSBwdWJsaWMga2V5ISBIYXZlIGEgbmlj
          ZSBkYXkgOik=\n-----END PUBLIC KEY-----\n",
  "algorithm": "ALGORITHM",
  "pemCrc32c": "2561089887",
  "name": "projects/PROJECT_ID/locations/LOCATION/keyRings/
           KEY_RING/cryptoKeys/KEY_NAME/cryptoKeyVersions/
           KEY_VERSION",
  "protectionLevel": "PROTECTION_LEVEL"
}

Convert a public key to JWK format

Cloud KMS lets you retrieve a public key in PEM format. Some applications may require other key formats such as JSON Web Key (JWK). For more information about the JWK format, see RFC 7517.

Note: Cloud KMS generates and verifies only DER encoded signatures, which are different from IEEE-P1363 encoded signatures that are often used in JSON-based implementations.

Caution: We don't recommend using these third-party libraries for anything other than JWK conversion.

To convert a public key to JWK format, follow these steps:

Go

To run this code, first set up a Go development environment and install the Cloud KMS Go SDK.

import (
	"context"
	"crypto/x509"
	"encoding/json"
	"encoding/pem"
	"fmt"
	"hash/crc32"
	"io"

	kms "cloud.google.com/go/kms/apiv1"
	"cloud.google.com/go/kms/apiv1/kmspb"
	"github.com/lestrrat-go/jwx/v2/jwk"
)

// getPublicKeyJwk retrieves the public key from an asymmetric key pair on Cloud KMS.
func getPublicKeyJwk(w io.Writer, cryptoKeyVersionName string) error {
	// name := "projects/my-project/locations/us-east1/keyRings/my-key-ring/cryptoKeys/my-key/cryptoKeyVersions/123"

	// Create the client.
	ctx := context.Background()
	client, err := kms.NewKeyManagementClient(ctx)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create kms client: %w", err)
	}
	defer client.Close()

	// Build the request.
	req := &kmspb.GetPublicKeyRequest{
		Name: cryptoKeyVersionName,
	}

	// Call the API to get the public key.
	result, err := client.GetPublicKey(ctx, req)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get public key: %w", err)
	}

	// The 'Pem' field is the raw string representation of the public key.
	// Convert 'Pem' into bytes for further processing.
	key := []byte(result.Pem)

	// Optional, but recommended: perform integrity verification on result.
	// For more details on ensuring E2E in-transit integrity to and from Cloud KMS visit:
	// https://cloud.google.com/kms/docs/data-integrity-guidelines
	crc32c := func(data []byte) uint32 {
		t := crc32.MakeTable(crc32.Castagnoli)
		return crc32.Checksum(data, t)
	}
	if int64(crc32c(key)) != result.PemCrc32C.Value {
		return fmt.Errorf("getPublicKey: response corrupted in-transit")
	}

	// Optional - parse the public key.
	// This transforms the string key into a Go PublicKey.
	block, _ := pem.Decode(key)
	_, err = x509.ParsePKIXPublicKey(block.Bytes)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("failed to parse public key: %w", err)
	}

	// If all above checks pass, convert it into JWK format.
	jwkKey, err := jwk.ParseKey(key, jwk.WithPEM(true))
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("Failed to parse the PEM public key: %w", err)
	}

	fmt.Fprintf(w, "The public key in JWK format: ")
	json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(jwkKey)
	return nil
}

Java

To run this code, first set up a Java development environment and install the Cloud KMS Java SDK.

import com.google.cloud.kms.v1.CryptoKeyVersionName;
import com.google.cloud.kms.v1.KeyManagementServiceClient;
import com.google.cloud.kms.v1.PublicKey;
// NOTE: The library nimbusds is NOT endorsed for anything beyond conversion to JWK.
import com.nimbusds.jose.JOSEException;
import com.nimbusds.jose.jwk.JWK;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.security.GeneralSecurityException;

public class ConvertPublicKeyToJwk {

  public void convertPublicKey() throws IOException, GeneralSecurityException, JOSEException {
    // TODO(developer): Replace these variables before running the sample.
    String projectId = "your-project-id";
    String locationId = "us-east1";
    String keyRingId = "my-key-ring";
    String keyId = "my-key";
    String keyVersionId = "123";
    convertPublicKey(projectId, locationId, keyRingId, keyId, keyVersionId);
  }

  // (Get and) Convert the public key associated with an asymmetric key.
  public void convertPublicKey(
      String projectId, String locationId, String keyRingId, String keyId, String keyVersionId)
      throws IOException, GeneralSecurityException, JOSEException {
    // Initialize client that will be used to send requests. This client only
    // needs to be created once, and can be reused for multiple requests. After
    // completing all of your requests, call the "close" method on the client to
    // safely clean up any remaining background resources.
    try (KeyManagementServiceClient client = KeyManagementServiceClient.create()) {
      // Build the key version name from the project, location, key ring, key,
      // and key version.
      CryptoKeyVersionName keyVersionName =
          CryptoKeyVersionName.of(projectId, locationId, keyRingId, keyId, keyVersionId);

      // Get the public key and convert it to JWK format.
      PublicKey publicKey = client.getPublicKey(keyVersionName);
      JWK jwk = JWK.parseFromPEMEncodedObjects(publicKey.getPem());
      System.out.println(jwk.toJSONString());
    }
  }
}

Python

To run this code, first set up a Python development environment and install the Cloud KMS Python SDK.

from google.cloud import kms
from jwcrypto import jwk


def get_public_key_jwk(
    project_id: str, location_id: str, key_ring_id: str, key_id: str, version_id: str
) -> kms.PublicKey:
    """
    Get the public key of an asymmetric key in JWK format.

    Args:
        project_id (string): Google Cloud project ID (e.g. 'my-project').
        location_id (string): Cloud KMS location (e.g. 'us-east1').
        key_ring_id (string): ID of the Cloud KMS key ring (e.g. 'my-key-ring').
        key_id (string): ID of the key to use (e.g. 'my-key').
        version_id (string): ID of the key to use (e.g. '1').

    Returns:
        PublicKey: Cloud KMS public key response.

    """

    # Create the client.
    client = kms.KeyManagementServiceClient()

    # Build the key version name.
    key_version_name = client.crypto_key_version_path(
        project_id, location_id, key_ring_id, key_id, version_id
    )

    # Call the API.
    public_key = client.get_public_key(request={"name": key_version_name})

    # Optional, but recommended: perform integrity verification on public_key.
    # For more details on ensuring E2E in-transit integrity to and from Cloud KMS visit:
    # https://cloud.google.com/kms/docs/data-integrity-guidelines
    if not public_key.name == key_version_name:
        raise Exception("The request sent to the server was corrupted in-transit.")
    # See crc32c() function defined below.
    if not public_key.pem_crc32c == crc32c(public_key.pem.encode("utf-8")):
        raise Exception(
            "The response received from the server was corrupted in-transit."
        )
    # End integrity verification

    # Convert to JWK format.
    jwk_key = jwk.JWK.from_pem(public_key.pem.encode())
    return jwk_key.export(private_key=False)


def crc32c(data: bytes) -> int:
    """
    Calculates the CRC32C checksum of the provided data.
    Args:
        data: the bytes over which the checksum should be calculated.
    Returns:
        An int representing the CRC32C checksum of the provided bytes.
    """
    import crcmod  # type: ignore

    crc32c_fun = crcmod.predefined.mkPredefinedCrcFun("crc-32c")
    return crc32c_fun(data)

Control access to asymmetric keys

A signer or validator requires the appropriate permission or role on the asymmetric key.

• For a user or service that will perform signing, grant the cloudkms.cryptoKeyVersions.useToSign permission on the asymmetric key.

• For a user or service that will retrieve the public key, grant the cloudkms.cryptoKeyVersions.viewPublicKey on the asymmetric key. The public key is required for signature validation.

Learn about permissions and roles in Cloud KMS release at Permissions and roles.

Create a MAC signing key

Console

1. In the Google Cloud console, go to the Key Management page.

   Go to Key Management

2. Click the name of the key ring for which you will create a key.

3. Click Create key.

4. For Key name, enter a name for your key.

5. For Protection level, select either Software or HSM.

6. For Key material, select Generated key.

7. For Purpose, select MAC signing/verification.

8. Optional: for Algorithm, select an HMAC signing algorithm.

9. Click Create.

gcloud

To use Cloud KMS on the command line, first Install or upgrade to the latest version of Google Cloud CLI.

gcloud kms keys create KEY_NAME \
    --keyring KEY_RING \
    --location LOCATION \
    --purpose "mac" \
    --default-algorithm "ALGORITHM" \
    --protection-level "PROTECTION_LEVEL"

Replace the following:

• KEY_NAME: the name of the key.
• KEY_RING: the name of the key ring that contains the key.
• LOCATION: the Cloud KMS location of the key ring.
• ALGORITHM: the HMAC signing algorithm—for example, hmac-sha256. To see all supported HMAC algorithms, see HMAC signing algorithms.
• PROTECTION_LEVEL: the protection level of the key—for example, hsm. You can omit the --protection-level flag for software keys.

For information on all flags and possible values, run the command with the --help flag.

C#

To run this code, first set up a C# development environment and install the Cloud KMS C# SDK.

using Google.Cloud.Kms.V1;
using Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes;

public class CreateKeyMacSample
{
    public CryptoKey CreateKeyMac(
      string projectId = "my-project", string locationId = "us-east1", string keyRingId = "my-key-ring",
      string id = "my-mac-key")
    {
        // Create the client.
        KeyManagementServiceClient client = KeyManagementServiceClient.Create();

        // Build the parent key ring name.
        KeyRingName keyRingName = new KeyRingName(projectId, locationId, keyRingId);

        // Build the key.
        CryptoKey key = new CryptoKey
        {
            Purpose = CryptoKey.Types.CryptoKeyPurpose.Mac,
            VersionTemplate = new CryptoKeyVersionTemplate
            {
                Algorithm = CryptoKeyVersion.Types.CryptoKeyVersionAlgorithm.HmacSha256,
            },

            // Optional: customize how long key versions should be kept before destroying.
            DestroyScheduledDuration = new Duration
            {
                Seconds = 24 * 60 * 60,
            }
        };

        // Call the API.
        CryptoKey result = client.CreateCryptoKey(keyRingName, id, key);

        // Return the result.
        return result;
    }
}

Go

To run this code, first set up a Go development environment and install the Cloud KMS Go SDK.

import (
	"context"
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"time"

	kms "cloud.google.com/go/kms/apiv1"
	"cloud.google.com/go/kms/apiv1/kmspb"
	"google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/durationpb"
)

// createKeyMac creates a new key for use with MacSign.
func createKeyMac(w io.Writer, parent, id string) error {
	// parent := "projects/my-project/locations/us-east1/keyRings/my-key-ring"
	// id := "my-mac-key"

	// Create the client.
	ctx := context.Background()
	client, err := kms.NewKeyManagementClient(ctx)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create kms client: %w", err)
	}
	defer client.Close()

	// Build the request.
	req := &kmspb.CreateCryptoKeyRequest{
		Parent:      parent,
		CryptoKeyId: id,
		CryptoKey: &kmspb.CryptoKey{
			Purpose: kmspb.CryptoKey_MAC,
			VersionTemplate: &kmspb.CryptoKeyVersionTemplate{
				Algorithm: kmspb.CryptoKeyVersion_HMAC_SHA256,
			},

			// Optional: customize how long key versions should be kept before destroying.
			DestroyScheduledDuration: durationpb.New(24 * time.Hour),
		},
	}

	// Call the API.
	result, err := client.CreateCryptoKey(ctx, req)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create key: %w", err)
	}
	fmt.Fprintf(w, "Created key: %s\n", result.Name)
	return nil
}

Java

To run this code, first set up a Java development environment and install the Cloud KMS Java SDK.

import com.google.cloud.kms.v1.CryptoKey;
import com.google.cloud.kms.v1.CryptoKey.CryptoKeyPurpose;
import com.google.cloud.kms.v1.CryptoKeyVersion.CryptoKeyVersionAlgorithm;
import com.google.cloud.kms.v1.CryptoKeyVersionTemplate;
import com.google.cloud.kms.v1.KeyManagementServiceClient;
import com.google.cloud.kms.v1.KeyRingName;
import java.io.IOException;

public class CreateKeyMac {

  public void createKeyMac() throws IOException {
    // TODO(developer): Replace these variables before running the sample.
    String projectId = "your-project-id";
    String locationId = "us-east1";
    String keyRingId = "my-key-ring";
    String id = "my-mac-key";
    createKeyMac(projectId, locationId, keyRingId, id);
  }

  // Create a new key for use with MacSign.
  public void createKeyMac(String projectId, String locationId, String keyRingId, String id)
      throws IOException {
    // Initialize client that will be used to send requests. This client only
    // needs to be created once, and can be reused for multiple requests. After
    // completing all of your requests, call the "close" method on the client to
    // safely clean up any remaining background resources.
    try (KeyManagementServiceClient client = KeyManagementServiceClient.create()) {
      // Build the parent name from the project, location, and key ring.
      KeyRingName keyRingName = KeyRingName.of(projectId, locationId, keyRingId);

      // Build the mac key to create.
      CryptoKey key =
          CryptoKey.newBuilder()
              .setPurpose(CryptoKeyPurpose.MAC)
              .setVersionTemplate(
                  CryptoKeyVersionTemplate.newBuilder()
                      .setAlgorithm(CryptoKeyVersionAlgorithm.HMAC_SHA256))
              .build();

      // Create the key.
      CryptoKey createdKey = client.createCryptoKey(keyRingName, id, key);
      System.out.printf("Created mac key %s%n", createdKey.getName());
    }
  }
}

Node.js

To run this code, first set up a Node.js development environment and install the Cloud KMS Node.js SDK.

//
// TODO(developer): Uncomment these variables before running the sample.
//
// const projectId = 'my-project';
// const locationId = 'us-east1';
// const keyRingId = 'my-key-ring';
// const id = 'my-mac-key';

// Imports the Cloud KMS library
const {KeyManagementServiceClient} = require('@google-cloud/kms');

// Instantiates a client
const client = new KeyManagementServiceClient();

// Build the parent key ring name
const keyRingName = client.keyRingPath(projectId, locationId, keyRingId);

async function createKeyMac() {
  const [key] = await client.createCryptoKey({
    parent: keyRingName,
    cryptoKeyId: id,
    cryptoKey: {
      purpose: 'MAC',
      versionTemplate: {
        algorithm: 'HMAC_SHA256',
      },

      // Optional: customize how long key versions should be kept before
      // destroying.
      destroyScheduledDuration: {seconds: 60 * 60 * 24},
    },
  });

  console.log(`Created mac key: ${key.name}`);
  return key;
}

return createKeyMac();

PHP

To run this code, first learn about using PHP on Google Cloud and install the Cloud KMS PHP SDK.

use Google\Cloud\Kms\V1\Client\KeyManagementServiceClient;
use Google\Cloud\Kms\V1\CreateCryptoKeyRequest;
use Google\Cloud\Kms\V1\CryptoKey;
use Google\Cloud\Kms\V1\CryptoKey\CryptoKeyPurpose;
use Google\Cloud\Kms\V1\CryptoKeyVersion\CryptoKeyVersionAlgorithm;
use Google\Cloud\Kms\V1\CryptoKeyVersionTemplate;
use Google\Protobuf\Duration;

function create_key_mac(
    string $projectId = 'my-project',
    string $locationId = 'us-east1',
    string $keyRingId = 'my-key-ring',
    string $id = 'my-mac-key'
): CryptoKey {
    // Create the Cloud KMS client.
    $client = new KeyManagementServiceClient();

    // Build the parent key ring name.
    $keyRingName = $client->keyRingName($projectId, $locationId, $keyRingId);

    // Build the key.
    $key = (new CryptoKey())
        ->setPurpose(CryptoKeyPurpose::MAC)
        ->setVersionTemplate((new CryptoKeyVersionTemplate())
            ->setAlgorithm(CryptoKeyVersionAlgorithm::HMAC_SHA256)
        )

        // Optional: customize how long key versions should be kept before destroying.
        ->setDestroyScheduledDuration((new Duration())
            ->setSeconds(24 * 60 * 60)
        );

    // Call the API.
    $createCryptoKeyRequest = (new CreateCryptoKeyRequest())
        ->setParent($keyRingName)
        ->setCryptoKeyId($id)
        ->setCryptoKey($key);
    $createdKey = $client->createCryptoKey($createCryptoKeyRequest);
    printf('Created mac key: %s' . PHP_EOL, $createdKey->getName());

    return $createdKey;
}

Python

To run this code, first set up a Python development environment and install the Cloud KMS Python SDK.

import datetime

from google.cloud import kms
from google.protobuf import duration_pb2  # type: ignore


def create_key_mac(
    project_id: str, location_id: str, key_ring_id: str, key_id: str
) -> kms.CryptoKey:
    """
    Creates a new key in Cloud KMS for HMAC operations.

    Args:
        project_id (string): Google Cloud project ID (e.g. 'my-project').
        location_id (string): Cloud KMS location (e.g. 'us-east1').
        key_ring_id (string): ID of the Cloud KMS key ring (e.g. 'my-key-ring').
        key_id (string): ID of the key to create (e.g. 'my-mac-key').

    Returns:
        CryptoKey: Cloud KMS key.

    """

    # Create the client.
    client = kms.KeyManagementServiceClient()

    # Build the parent key ring name.
    key_ring_name = client.key_ring_path(project_id, location_id, key_ring_id)

    # Build the key.
    purpose = kms.CryptoKey.CryptoKeyPurpose.MAC
    algorithm = kms.CryptoKeyVersion.CryptoKeyVersionAlgorithm.HMAC_SHA256
    key = {
        "purpose": purpose,
        "version_template": {
            "algorithm": algorithm,
        },
        # Optional: customize how long key versions should be kept before
        # destroying.
        "destroy_scheduled_duration": duration_pb2.Duration().FromTimedelta(
            datetime.timedelta(days=1)
        ),
    }

    # Call the API.
    created_key = client.create_crypto_key(
        request={"parent": key_ring_name, "crypto_key_id": key_id, "crypto_key": key}
    )
    print(f"Created mac key: {created_key.name}")
    return created_key

Ruby

To run this code, first set up a Ruby development environment and install the Cloud KMS Ruby SDK.

# TODO(developer): uncomment these values before running the sample.
# project_id  = "my-project"
# location_id = "us-east1"
# key_ring_id = "my-key-ring"
# id          = "my-mac-key"

# Require the library.
require "google/cloud/kms"

# Create the client.
client = Google::Cloud::Kms.key_management_service

# Build the parent key ring name.
key_ring_name = client.key_ring_path project: project_id, location: location_id, key_ring: key_ring_id

# Build the key.
key = {
  purpose:          :MAC,
  version_template: {
    algorithm: :HMAC_SHA256
  }
}

# Call the API.
created_key = client.create_crypto_key parent: key_ring_name, crypto_key_id: id, crypto_key: key
puts "Created mac key: #{created_key.name}"

API

These examples use curl as an HTTP client to demonstrate using the API. For more information about access control, see Accessing the Cloud KMS API.

To create a key, use the CryptoKey.create method:

curl "https://cloudkms.googleapis.com/v1/projects/PROJECT_ID/locations/LOCATION/keyRings/KEY_RING/cryptoKeys?crypto_key_id=KEY_NAME" \
    --request "POST" \
    --header "authorization: Bearer TOKEN" \
    --header "content-type: application/json" \
    --data '{"purpose": "MAC", "versionTemplate": { "protectionLevel": "PROTECTION_LEVEL", "algorithm": "ALGORITHM" }}'

Replace the following:

• PROJECT_ID: the ID of the project that contains the key ring.
• LOCATION: the Cloud KMS location of the key ring.
• KEY_RING: the name of the key ring that contains the key.
• KEY_NAME: the name of the key.
• PROTECTION_LEVEL: the protection level of the key, for example SOFTWARE or HSM.
• ALGORITHM: the HMAC signing algorithm, for example HMAC_SHA256. To see all supported HMAC algorithms, see HMAC signing algorithms.

What's next

• Learn about key rotation.
• Learn about Creating and validating signatures.
• Learn about Encrypting and decrypting data with an RSA key.
• Learn about Retrieving a public key.