» /sys/audit-hash

The /sys/audit-hash endpoint is used to calculate the hash of the data used by an audit device's hash function and salt. This can be used to search audit logs for a hashed value when the original value is known.

» Calculate Hash

This endpoint hashes the given input data with the specified audit device's hash function and salt. This endpoint can be used to discover whether a given plaintext string (the input parameter) appears in the audit log in obfuscated form.

The audit log records requests and responses. Since the Vault API is JSON-based, any binary data returned from an API call (such as a DER-format certificate) is base64-encoded by the Vault server in the response. As a result such information should also be base64-encoded to supply into the input parameter.

» Parameters

• path (string: <required>) – Specifies the path of the audit device to generate hashes for. This is part of the request URL.

• input (string: <required>) – Specifies the input string to hash.

» Sample Payload

{
  "input": "my-secret-vault"
}

» Sample Request

$ curl \
    --header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
    --request POST \
    --data @payload.json \
    http://127.0.0.1:8200/v1/sys/audit-hash/example-audit

» Sample Response

{
  "hash": "hmac-sha256:08ba35..."
}