DescribeKeyResponse

The following example gets metadata for a symmetric encryption KMS key.

To get details about a KMS key

var client = new AmazonKeyManagementServiceClient();
var response = client.DescribeKey(new DescribeKeyRequest 
{
    KeyId = "1234abcd-12ab-34cd-56ef-1234567890ab" // An identifier for the KMS key. You can use the key ID, key ARN, alias name, alias ARN of the KMS key.
});

KeyMetadata keyMetadata = response.KeyMetadata; // An object that contains information about the specified KMS key.

            

The following example gets metadata for an asymmetric RSA KMS key used for signing and verification.

To get details about an RSA asymmetric KMS key

var client = new AmazonKeyManagementServiceClient();
var response = client.DescribeKey(new DescribeKeyRequest 
{
    KeyId = "1234abcd-12ab-34cd-56ef-1234567890ab" // An identifier for the KMS key. You can use the key ID, key ARN, alias name, alias ARN of the KMS key.
});

KeyMetadata keyMetadata = response.KeyMetadata; // An object that contains information about the specified KMS key.

            

The following example gets metadata for a multi-Region replica key. This multi-Region key is a symmetric encryption key. DescribeKey returns information about the primary key and all of its replicas.

To get details about a multi-Region key

var client = new AmazonKeyManagementServiceClient();
var response = client.DescribeKey(new DescribeKeyRequest 
{
    KeyId = "arn:aws:kms:ap-northeast-1:111122223333:key/mrk-1234abcd12ab34cd56ef1234567890ab" // An identifier for the KMS key. You can use the key ID, key ARN, alias name, alias ARN of the KMS key.
});

KeyMetadata keyMetadata = response.KeyMetadata; // An object that contains information about the specified KMS key.

            

The following example gets the metadata of an HMAC KMS key.

To get details about an HMAC KMS key

var client = new AmazonKeyManagementServiceClient();
var response = client.DescribeKey(new DescribeKeyRequest 
{
    KeyId = "arn:aws:kms:us-west-2:111122223333:key/1234abcd-12ab-34cd-56ef-1234567890ab" // An identifier for the KMS key. You can use the key ID, key ARN, alias name, alias ARN of the KMS key.
});

KeyMetadata keyMetadata = response.KeyMetadata; // An object that contains information about the specified KMS key.

            

The following example gets the metadata of a KMS key in an AWS CloudHSM key store.

To get details about a KMS key in an AWS CloudHSM key store

var client = new AmazonKeyManagementServiceClient();
var response = client.DescribeKey(new DescribeKeyRequest 
{
    KeyId = "arn:aws:kms:us-west-2:111122223333:key/1234abcd-12ab-34cd-56ef-1234567890ab" // An identifier for the KMS key. You can use the key ID, key ARN, alias name, alias ARN of the KMS key.
});

KeyMetadata keyMetadata = response.KeyMetadata; // An object that contains information about the specified KMS key.

            

The following example gets the metadata of a KMS key in an external key store.

To get details about a KMS key in an external key store

var client = new AmazonKeyManagementServiceClient();
var response = client.DescribeKey(new DescribeKeyRequest 
{
    KeyId = "arn:aws:kms:us-west-2:111122223333:key/1234abcd-12ab-34cd-56ef-1234567890ab" // An identifier for the KMS key. You can use the key ID, key ARN, alias name, alias ARN of the KMS key.
});

KeyMetadata keyMetadata = response.KeyMetadata; // An object that contains information about the specified KMS key.