Creating KeyIDs in the webGUI

You can also create KeyIDs with the CLI as described in Creating KeyIDs with the CLI.

  1. Log into the KeyControl webGUI using an account with Cloud Admin privileges.
  2. In the top menu bar, click Cloud.
  3. On the VM Sets tab, select the Cloud VM Set for which you want to add a KeyID. All VMs in the selected set will have access to the KeyID.
  4. Select Actions > Create KeyID.

  5. In the Create New KeyID dialog box, specify the options you want to use.

    Field

    Description

    KeyID Name

    The name of the KeyID. You can use special characters and spaces in the KeyID name.

    Cloud VM Set

    This field is automatically populated with the selected Cloud VM Set. If you want to add the KeyID to a different Cloud VM Set, enter its name in this field.

    If you change this name, make sure you use the exact name of the Cloud VM Set shown in the webGUI. The field is case-sensitive, so "SF-Datacenter" is different from "SF-datacenter". If you specify an invalid Cloud VM Set name, the key will not be created.

    Description

    A description for the KeyID. This description is shown in the webGUI and the CLI.

    Algorithm

    The encryption cipher to use for the KeyID.

    Note: More ciphers are available if you use the CLI to create the KeyID. For details, see Creating KeyIDs with the CLI.
  6. When you are finished, click Create.

For details about using the KeyIDs to encrypt and decrypt data, see Using KeyIDs for Encryption and Decryption.