KeyVault.createKey()
New in version 4.2.
KeyVault.createKey(keyManagementService, customerMasterKey, ["keyAltName"])-
Adds a data encryption key to the key vault associated to the database connection. Client-Side Field Level Encryption uses data encryption keys for supporting encryption and decryption of field values.
createKey()has the following syntax:keyVault = db.getMongo().getKeyVault()
keyVault.createKey(
keyManagementService,
customerMasterKey,
[ "keyAltName" ]
)Parameter Type Description keyManagementServicestring Required
The Key Management Service (KMS) to use for retrieving the Customer Master Key (CMK). Accepts the following parameters:awsfor Amazon Web Services KMS. Requires specifying a Customer Master Key (CMK) string forcustomerMasterKey.azurefor Azure Key Vault. Requires specifying a Customer Master Key (CMK) document forcustomerMasterKey.New in version 5.0.gcpfor Google Cloud Platform KMS. Requires specifying a Customer Master Key (CMK) document forcustomerMasterKey.New in version 5.0.localfor a locally managed key.
database connectionwas not configured with the specified KMS, data encryption key creation fails.customerMasterKeystring or document The Customer Master Key (CMK) to use for encrypting the data encryption key. Required if keyManagementServiceisaws,azure, orgcp.
Provide the CMK as follows depending on your KMS provider:- For the Amazon Web Services KMS, specify the full Amazon Resource Name (ARN)
of the master key as a single string.
- For the Azure Key Vault KMS, specify a document containing the following key value pairs:
keyName- The Azure Key Vault NamekeyVaultEndpoint- The DNS name of the Azure Key Vault to usekeyVersion- Optional. The version of the key specified inkeyName, if applicable
New in version 5.0. - For the Google Cloud Platform KMS, specify a document containing the following key value pairs:
projectId- The GCP project namelocation- The location of the KMS keyringkeyRing- The name of the KMS keyring (often 'global')keyName- The name of the key to usekeyVersion- Optional. The version of the key specified inkeyName, if applicable
New in version 5.0.
createKey()requests that the KMS encrypt the data encryption key material using the specified CMK. If the CMK does not exist or if theAutoEncryptionOptsconfiguration does not have sufficient privileges to use the CMK,createKey()returns an error.Changed in version 4.2.3: This parameter has no effect ifkeyManagementServiceislocaland can be safely omitted. Prior to MongoDB 4.2.3, ifkeyManagementServiceislocalthis parameter must be an empty string".keyAltNamearray of strings Optional
The alternative name for the data encryption key. UsekeyAltNameto improve findability of a specific data encryption key, or as an analog to a comment.
ThegetKeyVault()method automatically creates a unique index on thekeyAltNamesfield with a partial index filter for only documents wherekeyAltNamesexists.optionsdocument Optional
A document that specifies options for the new key.optionshas the following fields:masterKey: the new master key to encrypt data.keyAltNames: an array of alternate names, one per master key.keyMaterial: bindata used to create the key.
Returns: The UUIDunique identifier of the created data encryption key.
Behavior
Requires Configuring Client-Side Field Level Encryption on Database Connection
The mongosh client-side field level encryption methods require a database connection with client-side field level encryption enabled. If the current database connection was not initiated with client-side field level encryption enabled, either:
- Use the
Mongo()constructor from themongoshto establish a connection with the required client-side field level encryption options. TheMongo()method supports the following Key Management Service (KMS) providers for Customer Master Key (CMK) management:or
- Use the
mongoshcommand line options to establish a connection with the required options. The command line options only support the Amazon Web Services KMS provider for CMK management.
Example
The following example is intended for rapid evaluation of client-side field level encryption. For specific examples of using KeyVault.createKey() with each supported KMS provider, see Create a Data Key.
Create Your Encrypted Client
Use the Mongo() constructor with the client-side field level encryption options configured to create a database connection. Replace the mongodb://myMongo.example.net URI with the connection string URI of the target cluster.
encryptedClient = Mongo(
"mongodb://myMongo.example.net:27017/?replSetName=myMongo",
autoEncryptionOpts
)
Retrieve the keyVault object and use the KeyVault.createKey() method to create a new data encryption key using the locally managed key:
keyVault = encryptedClient.getKeyVault()
keyVault.createKey("local", ["data-encryption-key"])
If successful, createKey() returns the UUID of the new data encryption key. To retrieve the new data encryption key document from the key vault, either:
- Use
getKey()to retrieve the created key byUUID.-or-
- Use
getKeyByAltName()to retrieve the key by its alternate name.