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# nebius kms symmetric-crypto encrypt

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  <h2>Name</h2>

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    <code>nebius kms symmetric-crypto encrypt</code>
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    Encrypts given plaintext with the specified key.
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  <h2>Synopsis</h2>

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    ```
    nebius kms symmetric-crypto encrypt
      --aad-context
      --key-id [required]
      --plaintext
    ```
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  <h2>Options</h2>

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    <p>
      `--aad-context` (bytesBase64)
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      Additional authenticated data (AAD context), optional.<br />
      If specified, this data will be required for decryption with the \[SymmetricDecryptRequest].<br />
      Should be encoded with base64.
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    <p>
      `--key-id` (string)<em> \[required]</em>
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      ID of the symmetric KMS key to use for encryption.
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      `--plaintext` (bytesBase64)
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      Plaintext to be encrypted.<br />
      Should be encoded with base64.
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  <h2>Global Options</h2>

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    <p>
      `-h, --help` (bool)
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      Show this message.
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    <p>
      `-p, --profile` (string)
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      Set a profile for interacting with the cloud.
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      `--format` (string)
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      Output format. Supported values: yaml|json|jsonpath|table|text.
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      `-f, --file` (string)
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      Input file. For 'update' commands automatically set --full=true.
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      `-c, --config` (string)
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      Provide path to config file.
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      `--debug` (bool)
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      Enable debug logs.
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      `-I, --impersonate-service-account-id` (string)
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      Impersonate into the service account and use its token for a command.
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    <p>
      `--color` (bool)
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      Enable colored output.
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      `--no-browser` (bool)
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      Do not open browser automatically on auth.
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    <p>
      `--insecure` (bool)
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      Disable transport security.
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      `--auth-timeout` (duration: 2h30m10s)
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      Set the timeout for the request including authentication process, default is 15m0s.
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      `--per-retry-timeout` (duration: 2h30m10s)
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      Set the timeout for each retry attempt, default is 20s.
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      `--retries` (uint)
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      Set the number of retry attempts, 1 is disable retries, default is 3.
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      `--timeout` (duration: 2h30m10s)
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      Set the timeout for the main request, default is 1m0s.
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      `--no-check-update` (bool)
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      Suppress check for updates.
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      `--no-progress` (bool)
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      Suppress progress indicators and spinners.
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      ```json theme={null}
      {                      
        "aad_context": bytes, // [sensitive]
                              // Additional authenticated data (AAD context), optional.
                              // If specified, this data will be required for decryption with the [SymmetricDecryptRequest].
                              // Should be encoded with base64.
        "key_id": string,     // [required]
                              // ID of the symmetric KMS key to use for encryption.
        "plaintext": bytes    // [sensitive]
                              // Plaintext to be encrypted.
                              // Should be encoded with base64.
      }
      ```
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    <Tab title="CopyPaste Friendly">
      ```json theme={null}
      nebius kms symmetric-crypto encrypt '
      {                   
        "aad_context": "",
        "key_id": "",     
        "plaintext": ""   
      }
      '
      ```
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