Key Management Service API, gRPC: AsymmetricEncryptionCryptoService.Decrypt

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Updated at November 26, 2024

Decrypts the given ciphertext with the specified key.

gRPC request

{
  "key_id": "string",
  "ciphertext": "bytes"
}

Field

Description

key_id

string

Required field. ID of the asymmetric KMS key to use for decryption.

ciphertext

bytes

Required field. Ciphertext to be decrypted.
Should be encoded with base64.

{
  "key_id": "string",
  "plaintext": "bytes"
}

Field

Description

key_id

string

ID of the asymmetric KMS key that was used for decryption.

plaintext

bytes

Decrypted plaintext.