Configure automatic key rotation

Configure an automatic key rotation schedule.

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Code sample

C#

To learn how to install and use the client library for Cloud KMS, see Cloud KMS client libraries.

To authenticate to Cloud KMS, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.


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 learn how to install and use the client library for Cloud KMS, see Cloud KMS client libraries.

To authenticate to Cloud KMS, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

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 learn how to install and use the client library for Cloud KMS, see Cloud KMS client libraries.

To authenticate to Cloud KMS, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

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 learn how to install and use the client library for Cloud KMS, see Cloud KMS client libraries.

To authenticate to Cloud KMS, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

//
// 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 learn how to install and use the client library for Cloud KMS, see Cloud KMS client libraries.

To authenticate to Cloud KMS, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

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 learn how to install and use the client library for Cloud KMS, see Cloud KMS client libraries.

To authenticate to Cloud KMS, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

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 learn how to install and use the client library for Cloud KMS, see Cloud KMS client libraries.

To authenticate to Cloud KMS, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

# 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}"

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