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title: "Generate Data Key Request"
description: "Generate Data Key Request object in the Exoscale API reference."
url: https://community.exoscale.com/reference/api/_schemas/generate-data-key-request/
section: reference
last_updated: 2026-10-14
---
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# Generate Data Key Request

## Properties

| Property | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `bytes-count` | integer | no | Min: `1`. Max: `1024`. |
| `encryption-context` | string | no | Base64-encoded Additional Authenticated Data binding key generation parameters securely to operational scope.<br/><br/>Base64-encoded string. |
| `key-spec` | string | no | Allowed values: `AES-256`. |