Simplify KMS examples to use auto-detection #490
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Update cryptographic-protection.mdx examples to show the simplified syntax where KMS URIs can be used directly without the --kms flag. The step CLI now auto-detects KMS URIs by their scheme prefix (cloudkms:, awskms:, yubikey:, tpmkms:, pkcs11:), so the --kms flag is optional in many cases. Related: smallstep/cli#1560 Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Summary
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cryptographic-protection.mdxexamples to show the simplified syntax where KMS URIs can be used directly without the--kmsflag.The
stepCLI now auto-detects KMS URIs by their scheme prefix (cloudkms:,awskms:,yubikey:,tpmkms:,pkcs11:), so the--kmsflag is optional in many cases.Changes:
--kmsis beneficial (module-path avoids repetition)Related: smallstep/cli#1560
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