DescribeKeyPairs
Description
Returns information about key pairs available to you. If you specify key pairs, information about those key pairs is returned. Otherwise, information for all registered key pairs is returned.
Request Parameters
| Name | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| Key pair to describe. Type: String Default: Describes all key pairs available to the account. | No |
Response Elements
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
|
Type: |
Ancestor: None
Children: requestId, keySet
requestId
The ID of the request.
Type: xsd:string
Ancestor: DescribeKeyPairsResponseType
Children: None
keySet
Information for a key pair.
Type: DescribeKeyPairsResponseInfoType
Ancestor: DescribeKeyPairsResponseType
Children: item
item
Information for a key pair.
Type: DescribeKeyPairsResponseItemType
Ancestor: keySet
Children: keyName, keyFingerprint
keyName
The key pair name provided in the original request.
Type: xsd:string
Ancestor: item
Children: None
keyFingerprint
A SHA-1 digest of the DER encoded private key.
Type: xsd:string
Ancestor: item
Children: None
Examples
Example Request
This example describes the state of the gsg-keypair key.
https://ec2.amazonaws.com/?Action=DescribeKeyPairs&KeyName.1=gsg-keypair&AuthParams
Example Response
<DescribeKeyPairsResponse xmlns="http://ec2.amazonaws.com/doc/2009-08-15/">
<keySet>
<item>
<keyName>gsg-keypair</keyName>
<keyFingerprint>1f:51:ae:28:bf:89:e9:d8:1f:25:5d:37:2d:7d:b8:ca:9f:f5:f1:6f</keyFingerprint>
</item>
</keySet>
</DescribeKeyPairsResponse>