Balaji Sigamani
Vault Backup Validatior
This API validates Vault backups using a POST request. It checks the integrity of the backup data to ensure it can be safely restored.
Endpoint
POST /api/v1/validate
Request Parameters
Send a JSON object with the following fields:
source_backup_url
(string): URL of the source Vault backup.
source_keys_url
(string): URL of the source Vault unseal keys and token.
path_values_map
(json): key-pair values of secret_path and the expected key-values in that path.
vault_version
(string): version of vault where the backup is taken from.
Response
Status 200 OK: Validation successful.
Status 400 Bad Request: Validation unsuccessful/Invalid or missing parameters.
Status 500 Internal Server Error: Unexpected error.
Sample Request:
POST /api/v1/validate
{ "source_backup_url": "https://example.com/backup.snap", "source_keys_url": "https://example.com/keys.json", "path_values_map":{ "secret/key-1-for-balaji": { "key1":"value1", "key2":"value-2" } }, "vault_version":"1.15.0" }
keys.json Expected format
{ "keys": [ "key_in_hexa" ], "keys_base64": [ "key_in_base64" ], "root_token": "root_token_string" }
Sample Response
{ "message":"Backup is valid", "status":"success" }