Changes in This Release for Oracle Key Vault

This Oracle Key Vault release introduces new features that enhance the use of Oracle Key Vault in a large enterprise.

• Changes for Oracle Key Vault Release 21.2
  Oracle Key Vault release 21.2 introduces several new features.
• Changes for Oracle Key Vault Release 21.1
  Oracle Key Vault release 21.1 introduces several new features.

Changes for Oracle Key Vault Release 21.2

Oracle Key Vault release 21.2 introduces several new features.

• New and Changed RESTful Services Utility Commands
  In Oracle Key Vault release 212, several new and changed okv managed-object RESTful services utility commands are available.

New and Changed RESTful Services Utility Commands

In Oracle Key Vault release 212, several new and changed okv managed-object RESTful services utility commands are available.

The new okv managed-object RESTful services commands, which add support for get and register operations for certificate requests, private keys, and public keys, are as follows:

• okv managed-object certificate-request get
• okv managed-object certificate-request register
• okv managed-object private-key get
• okv managed-object private-key register
• okv managed-object public-key get
• okv managed-object public-key register

The changed okv managed-object RESTful services commands are as follows:

• okv managed-object certificate register
• okv managed-object object locate

Changes for Oracle Key Vault Release 21.1

Oracle Key Vault release 21.1 introduces several new features.

• RESTful Services Utility Command-Line Interface for Appliance Management
  In Oracle Key Vault release 21.1, the the RESTful service command-line interface has been expanded and redesigned to provide more functionality.

RESTful Services Utility Command-Line Interface for Appliance Management

In Oracle Key Vault release 21.1, the the RESTful service command-line interface has been expanded and redesigned to provide more functionality.

This redesign includes the following:

• Structured and simplified command-line interface with the following format:

  okv category resource action configuration-options command-options 

• Profile support in configuration file to centrally administer multiple Oracle Key Vault endpoints.
• JSON support for command input and output.
• New commands to support system management tasks and monitoring of deployments, in addition to the enhancements for the current functionality for endpoints, wallets, and security objects.

In previous releases, the RESTful command-line interface covered only endpoint, wallet, and security object management commands. The addition of system management commands, which include commands for backup operations and server operations for standalone, multi-master, and primary-standby environments, benefits large deployments where the automation of these types of configuration is needed.

The previous RESTful services APIs are still supported.