UAPI Functions - SSL::generate_key - Knowledgebase

Description

This function generates a private key.

Examples

cPanel or Webmail Session URL

https://hostname.example.com:2083/cpsess##########/execute/SSL/generate_key?friendly_name=TestKey&keysize=2048

 LiveAPI PHP Class

$cpanel = new CPANEL(); // Connect to cPanel - only do this once.
  
// Generate a private key.
$SSL_generate_key = $cpanel->uapi(
    'SSL', 'generate_key',    array(
        'friendly_name'    => 'TestKey',
        'keysize'          => '2048',
 )
);

 LiveAPI Perl Module

my $cpliveapi = Cpanel::LiveAPI->new(); # Connect to cPanel - only do this once.
  
# Generate a private key.
my $SSL_generate_key = $cpliveapi->uapi(
    'SSL', 'generate_key',    {
        'friendly_name'    => 'TestKey',
        'keysize'          => '2048',
    }
);

cPanel Template Toolkit

[% data = execute( 'SSL', 'find_certificates_for_key', { friendly_name => 'TestKey', keysize => '2048'} ); %]

[% FOREACH q = data %]

<p>

[% q %]

</p>

[% END %]

Command Line

uapi --user=username SSL generate_key friendly_name=TestKey keysize=2048

Notes:

You must URI-encode values.
username represents your account-level username.

 Output (JSON)

{
  "messages": null,
  "errors": null,
  "status": 1,
  "data": {
    "created": 1365699792,
    "text": "-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
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-----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----",
    "modulus": "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",
    "friendly_name": "NewKey",
    "id": "e6718_39b0b_4f8d86eb3e4f80c6a1211c5538908f39",
    "modulus_length": 2048
  }
}

Note:

Use cPanel's API Shell interface (Home >> Advanced >> API Shell) to directly test cPanel API calls.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	Possible values	Example
keysize	integer	The length of key's modulus, in bits. This parameter defaults to 2048.	An integer between 2048 and 4096.	2048
friendly_name	string	The new key's friendly name.	A valid string.	TestKey

Parameter

Type

Description

Possible values

Example

keysize

integer

The length of key's modulus, in bits.

This parameter defaults to 2048.

An integer between 2048 and 4096.

2048

friendly_name

string

The new key's friendly name.

A valid string.

TestKey

Returns

Return	Type	Description	Possible values	Example
created	integer	The key's creation date.	A date in Unix time format.	1365699792
text	string	The key's contents.	A valid key.
modulus	string	The key's modulus.	A valid string.
friendly_name	string	The key's friendly name.	A valid string.	TestKey
id	string	The key's ID.	A valid string.
modulus_length	integer	The length of key's modulus.	A positive integer which measures the length in bits.	2048

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