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Generate symmetric keys with the AWS CloudHSM KMU

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Generate symmetric keys with the AWS CloudHSM KMU - AWS CloudHSM

Use the genSymKey command in AWS CloudHSM key_mgmt_util (KMU) to generate AES and other types of symmetric keys for AWS CloudHSM. To see all available options, use the genSymKey -h command.

The following example creates a 256-bit AES key.

Command: genSymKey -t 31 -s 32 -l aes256
Cfm3GenerateSymmetricKey returned: 0x00 : HSM Return: SUCCESS

Symmetric Key Created.  Key Handle: 524295

Cluster Error Status
Node id 0 and err state 0x00000000 : HSM Return: SUCCESS
Node id 1 and err state 0x00000000 : HSM Return: SUCCESS
Node id 2 and err state 0x00000000 : HSM Return: SUCCESS
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