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title: "Xks Key"
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last_updated: 2026-10-02
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# Xks Key

## Properties

| Property | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `external-key-id` | string | **yes** | The identifier of the key as known to the external key store, used to reference the key material outside of Exoscale.<br/><br/>Min length: `1`. Max length: `128`. |
| `xks-id` | string | **yes** | The Exoscale-generated id of the external key store resource that this key is associated with.<br/><br/>Must be a valid UUID. |