HashiCorp Vault

HashiCorp Vault SSH API

SSH certificate signing secrets engine

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POST /ssh/sign/{name} HashiCorp Vault Sign SSH key #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: HashiCorp Vault Vault Auth Methods AppRole SSH API
  description: APIs for authentication methods in HashiCorp Vault including Token, AppRole, Kubernetes, LDAP, JWT/OIDC, GitHub, Userpass, and AWS auth methods. These endpoints handle user and machine authentication to obtain Vault tokens.
  version: '1.0'
  contact:
    name: HashiCorp Support
    email: support@hashicorp.com
    url: https://support.hashicorp.com/
  license:
    name: Business Source License 1.1
    url: https://github.com/hashicorp/vault/blob/main/LICENSE
servers:
- url: https://vault.example.com/v1
  description: Vault Server
security:
- vaultToken: []
tags:
- name: SSH
  description: SSH certificate signing secrets engine
paths:
  /ssh/sign/{name}:
    post:
      operationId: signSshKey
      summary: HashiCorp Vault Sign SSH key
      description: Signs the provided public key using the named SSH role.
      tags:
      - SSH
      parameters:
      - name: name
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Name of the SSH role
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - public_key
              properties:
                public_key:
                  type: string
                  description: SSH public key to sign
                valid_principals:
                  type: string
                  description: Comma-separated list of valid principals
                ttl:
                  type: string
                  description: Requested TTL
                cert_type:
                  type: string
                  enum:
                  - user
                  - host
                  description: Certificate type
      responses:
        '200':
          description: SSH key signed
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      signed_key:
                        type: string
                        description: Signed SSH certificate
                      serial_number:
                        type: string
                        description: Certificate serial number
        '400':
          description: Invalid request
        '403':
          description: Permission denied
components:
  securitySchemes:
    vaultToken:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-Vault-Token
      description: Vault authentication token
externalDocs:
  description: Vault Auth Methods API Documentation
  url: https://developer.hashicorp.com/vault/api-docs/auth