dsetool createsystemkey

Creates an encryption/decryption key for transparent data encryption (TDE).

dse.yaml

The location of the dse.yaml file depends on the type of installation:
Package installations /etc/dse/dse.yaml
Tarball installations installation_location/resources/dse/conf/dse.yaml

Creates an encryption/decryption key for transparent data encryption (TDE).

See .

Synopsis

dsetool createsystemkey 
[cipher_algorithm[/mode/padding] 
[length] [key_name]
[-d filepath] [-k=kmip_groupname 
[-t kmip_template] [-n namespace]]
Table 1. Legend
Syntax conventions Description
UPPERCASE Literal keyword.
Lowercase Not literal.
Italics Variable value. Replace with a valid option or user-defined value.
[ ] Optional. Square brackets ( [ ] ) surround optional command arguments. Do not type the square brackets.
( ) Group. Parentheses ( ( ) ) identify a group to choose from. Do not type the parentheses.
| Or. A vertical bar ( | ) separates alternative elements. Type any one of the elements. Do not type the vertical bar.
... Repeatable. An ellipsis ( ... ) indicates that you can repeat the syntax element as often as required.
'Literal string' Single quotation ( ' ) marks must surround literal strings in CQL statements. Use single quotation marks to preserve upper case.
{ key:value } Map collection. Braces ( { } ) enclose map collections or key value pairs. A colon separates the key and the value.
<datatype1,datatype2> Set, list, map, or tuple. Angle brackets ( < > ) enclose data types in a set, list, map, or tuple. Separate the data types with a comma.
cql_statement; End CQL statement. A semicolon ( ; ) terminates all CQL statements.
[ -- ] Separate the command line options from the command arguments with two hyphens ( -- ). This syntax is useful when arguments might be mistaken for command line options.
' <schema> ... </schema> ' Search CQL only: Single quotation marks ( ' ) surround an entire XML schema declaration.
@xml_entity='xml_entity_type' Search CQL only: Identify the entity and literal value to overwrite the XML element in the schema and solrconfig files.
cipher_algorithm[/mode/padding]
DSE supports the following JCE cipher algorithms:
  • AES/CBC/PKCS5Padding (valid with length 128, 192, or 256).
  • AES/ECB/PKCS5Padding (valid with length 128, 192, or 256)
  • DES/CBC/PKCS5Padding (valid with length 56)
  • DESede/CBC/PKCS5Padding (valid with length 112 or 168)
  • Blowfish/CBC/PKCS5Padding (valid with length 32-448)
  • RC2/CBC/PKCS5Padding (valid with length 40-128)
Default value: AES/CBC/PKCS5Padding (with length 128)
-d filepath, --directory filepath
Key file output directory. Enables creating key files before DSE is installed. This option is typically used by IT automation tools like Ansible. When no directory is specified, keys are saved to the value of system_key_directory in dse.yaml.
length
Required if cipher_algorithm is specified. Key length is not required for HMAC algorithms. Default value: 128 (with the default cipher algorithm AES/CBC/PKCS5Padding)
key_name
Unique file name for the generated system key file. Encryption key files can have any valid Unix name. When no name is specified, the default file name is system_key. The default key file name is not configurable.
-k=kmip_groupname
The name of the KMIP group that is defined in the kmip_hosts section of dse.yaml.
-t kmip_template
The key template on the specified KMIP provider.
-n namespace
Namespace on the specified KMIP provider.

Examples

To create a local key file:

dsetool createsystemkey 'AES/ECB/PKCS5Padding' 128 system_key2

where system_key2 is the unique file name for the generated key file.

To create an off-server key file:

dsetool createsystemkey 'AES/ECB/PKCS5Padding' 128 system_key2 -kmip=group2

where group2 is the key server group defined in the kmip_hosts section of dse.yaml.

To create a local key file in a specific directory:

dsetool createsystemkey 'AES/ECB/PKCS5Padding' 128 -d /mydir
See .