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Command Reference

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Synopsis

Calls the AWS Key Management Service GetParametersForImport API operation.

Syntax

Get-KMSParametersForImport
-KeyId <String>
-WrappingAlgorithm <AlgorithmSpec>
-WrappingKeySpec <WrappingKeySpec>
-Select <String>
-PassThru <SwitchParameter>
-ClientConfig <AmazonKeyManagementServiceConfig>

Description

Returns the public key and an import token you need to import or reimport key material for a KMS key. By default, KMS keys are created with key material that KMS generates. This operation supports Importing key material, an advanced feature that lets you generate and import the cryptographic key material for a KMS key. For more information about importing key material into KMS, see Importing key material in the Key Management Service Developer Guide. Before calling GetParametersForImport, use the CreateKey operation with an Origin value of EXTERNAL to create a KMS key with no key material. You can import key material for a symmetric encryption KMS key, HMAC KMS key, asymmetric encryption KMS key, or asymmetric signing KMS key. You can also import key material into a multi-Region key of any supported type. However, you can't import key material into a KMS key in a custom key store. You can also use GetParametersForImport to get a public key and import token to reimport the original key material into a KMS key whose key material expired or was deleted. GetParametersForImport returns the items that you need to import your key material.
  • The public key (or "wrapping key") of an RSA key pair that KMS generates. You will use this public key to encrypt ("wrap") your key material while it's in transit to KMS.
  • A import token that ensures that KMS can decrypt your key material and associate it with the correct KMS key.
The public key and its import token are permanently linked and must be used together. Each public key and import token set is valid for 24 hours. The expiration date and time appear in the ParametersValidTo field in the GetParametersForImport response. You cannot use an expired public key or import token in an ImportKeyMaterial request. If your key and token expire, send another GetParametersForImport request. GetParametersForImport requires the following information:
  • The key ID of the KMS key for which you are importing the key material.
  • The key spec of the public key ("wrapping key") that you will use to encrypt your key material during import.
  • The wrapping algorithm that you will use with the public key to encrypt your key material.
You can use the same or a different public key spec and wrapping algorithm each time you import or reimport the same key material. The KMS key that you use for this operation must be in a compatible key state. For details, see Key states of KMS keys in the Key Management Service Developer Guide. Cross-account use: No. You cannot perform this operation on a KMS key in a different Amazon Web Services account. Required permissions: kms:GetParametersForImport (key policy) Related operations:Eventual consistency: The KMS API follows an eventual consistency model. For more information, see KMS eventual consistency.

Parameters

-ClientConfig <AmazonKeyManagementServiceConfig>
Amazon.PowerShell.Cmdlets.KMS.AmazonKeyManagementServiceClientCmdlet.ClientConfig
Required?False
Position?Named
Accept pipeline input?True (ByPropertyName)
-KeyId <String>
The identifier of the KMS key that will be associated with the imported key material. The Origin of the KMS key must be EXTERNAL.All KMS key types are supported, including multi-Region keys. However, you cannot import key material into a KMS key in a custom key store.Specify the key ID or key ARN of the KMS key.For example:
  • Key ID: 1234abcd-12ab-34cd-56ef-1234567890ab
  • Key ARN: arn:aws:kms:us-east-2:111122223333:key/1234abcd-12ab-34cd-56ef-1234567890ab
To get the key ID and key ARN for a KMS key, use ListKeys or DescribeKey.
Required?True
Position?1
Accept pipeline input?True (ByValue, ByPropertyName)
-PassThru <SwitchParameter>
Changes the cmdlet behavior to return the value passed to the KeyId parameter. The -PassThru parameter is deprecated, use -Select '^KeyId' instead. This parameter will be removed in a future version.
Required?False
Position?Named
Accept pipeline input?True (ByPropertyName)
-Select <String>
Use the -Select parameter to control the cmdlet output. The default value is '*'. Specifying -Select '*' will result in the cmdlet returning the whole service response (Amazon.KeyManagementService.Model.GetParametersForImportResponse). Specifying the name of a property of type Amazon.KeyManagementService.Model.GetParametersForImportResponse will result in that property being returned. Specifying -Select '^ParameterName' will result in the cmdlet returning the selected cmdlet parameter value.
Required?False
Position?Named
Accept pipeline input?True (ByPropertyName)
-WrappingAlgorithm <AlgorithmSpec>
The algorithm you will use with the RSA public key (PublicKey) in the response to protect your key material during import. For more information, see Select a wrapping algorithm in the Key Management Service Developer Guide.For RSA_AES wrapping algorithms, you encrypt your key material with an AES key that you generate, then encrypt your AES key with the RSA public key from KMS. For RSAES wrapping algorithms, you encrypt your key material directly with the RSA public key from KMS.The wrapping algorithms that you can use depend on the type of key material that you are importing. To import an RSA private key, you must use an RSA_AES wrapping algorithm.
  • RSA_AES_KEY_WRAP_SHA_256 — Supported for wrapping RSA and ECC key material.
  • RSA_AES_KEY_WRAP_SHA_1 — Supported for wrapping RSA and ECC key material.
  • RSAES_OAEP_SHA_256 — Supported for all types of key material, except RSA key material (private key).You cannot use the RSAES_OAEP_SHA_256 wrapping algorithm with the RSA_2048 wrapping key spec to wrap ECC_NIST_P521 key material.
  • RSAES_OAEP_SHA_1 — Supported for all types of key material, except RSA key material (private key).You cannot use the RSAES_OAEP_SHA_1 wrapping algorithm with the RSA_2048 wrapping key spec to wrap ECC_NIST_P521 key material.
  • RSAES_PKCS1_V1_5 (Deprecated) — As of October 10, 2023, KMS does not support the RSAES_PKCS1_V1_5 wrapping algorithm.
Required?True
Position?Named
Accept pipeline input?True (ByPropertyName)
-WrappingKeySpec <WrappingKeySpec>
The type of RSA public key to return in the response. You will use this wrapping key with the specified wrapping algorithm to protect your key material during import.Use the longest RSA wrapping key that is practical. You cannot use an RSA_2048 public key to directly wrap an ECC_NIST_P521 private key. Instead, use an RSA_AES wrapping algorithm or choose a longer RSA public key.
Required?True
Position?Named
Accept pipeline input?True (ByPropertyName)

Common Credential and Region Parameters

-AccessKey <String>
The AWS access key for the user account. This can be a temporary access key if the corresponding session token is supplied to the -SessionToken parameter.
Required?False
Position?Named
Accept pipeline input?True (ByPropertyName)
AliasesAK
-Credential <AWSCredentials>
An AWSCredentials object instance containing access and secret key information, and optionally a token for session-based credentials.
Required?False
Position?Named
Accept pipeline input?True (ByValue, ByPropertyName)
-EndpointUrl <String>
The endpoint to make the call against.Note: This parameter is primarily for internal AWS use and is not required/should not be specified for normal usage. The cmdlets normally determine which endpoint to call based on the region specified to the -Region parameter or set as default in the shell (via Set-DefaultAWSRegion). Only specify this parameter if you must direct the call to a specific custom endpoint.
Required?False
Position?Named
Accept pipeline input?True (ByPropertyName)
-NetworkCredential <PSCredential>
Used with SAML-based authentication when ProfileName references a SAML role profile. Contains the network credentials to be supplied during authentication with the configured identity provider's endpoint. This parameter is not required if the user's default network identity can or should be used during authentication.
Required?False
Position?Named
Accept pipeline input?True (ByValue, ByPropertyName)
-ProfileLocation <String>
Used to specify the name and location of the ini-format credential file (shared with the AWS CLI and other AWS SDKs)If this optional parameter is omitted this cmdlet will search the encrypted credential file used by the AWS SDK for .NET and AWS Toolkit for Visual Studio first. If the profile is not found then the cmdlet will search in the ini-format credential file at the default location: (user's home directory)\.aws\credentials.If this parameter is specified then this cmdlet will only search the ini-format credential file at the location given.As the current folder can vary in a shell or during script execution it is advised that you use specify a fully qualified path instead of a relative path.
Required?False
Position?Named
Accept pipeline input?True (ByPropertyName)
AliasesAWSProfilesLocation, ProfilesLocation
-ProfileName <String>
The user-defined name of an AWS credentials or SAML-based role profile containing credential information. The profile is expected to be found in the secure credential file shared with the AWS SDK for .NET and AWS Toolkit for Visual Studio. You can also specify the name of a profile stored in the .ini-format credential file used with the AWS CLI and other AWS SDKs.
Required?False
Position?Named
Accept pipeline input?True (ByPropertyName)
AliasesStoredCredentials, AWSProfileName
-Region <Object>
The system name of an AWS region or an AWSRegion instance. This governs the endpoint that will be used when calling service operations. Note that the AWS resources referenced in a call are usually region-specific.
Required?False
Position?Named
Accept pipeline input?True (ByPropertyName)
AliasesRegionToCall
-SecretKey <String>
The AWS secret key for the user account. This can be a temporary secret key if the corresponding session token is supplied to the -SessionToken parameter.
Required?False
Position?Named
Accept pipeline input?True (ByPropertyName)
AliasesSK, SecretAccessKey
-SessionToken <String>
The session token if the access and secret keys are temporary session-based credentials.
Required?False
Position?Named
Accept pipeline input?True (ByPropertyName)
AliasesST

Outputs

Amazon.KeyManagementService.Model.GetParametersForImportResponse
This cmdlet returns an Amazon.KeyManagementService.Model.GetParametersForImportResponse object containing multiple properties. The object can also be referenced from properties attached to the cmdlet entry in the $AWSHistory stack.
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Supported Version

AWS Tools for PowerShell: 2.x.y.z