update

Updates an existing workload attestation configuration.

Usage

vhsm nitride attestation update @values.json [flags]

• @values.json: The path to a JSON file containing the attestation configuration.

Structure: @values.json

• "name": A string uniquely identifying the workload attestation.

• "description": A human-readable description of the workload.

• "namespace": The namespace where the attestation will be created.

• "events": URL endpoint for attestation events (e.g., http://localhost:8000).

• "policy": The name of the policy to use for this attestation.

Flags

• Global HTTP Options

• Output Options

• Command Options

---

Example JSON: Workload Attestation

{
  "name": "Azure MariaDB",
  "description": "A small Azure VM running MariaDB",
  "namespace": "my-namespace",
  "events": "http://localhost:8000",
  "policy": "test"
}

Detailed Explanation

• "name": The unique name for the workload attestation (e.g., Example).

• "description": A descriptive text explaining the workload's purpose.

• "namespace": The namespace for organizing attestations (e.g., my-namespace).

• "events": The endpoint URL where attestation events will be sent.

• "policy": The policy name that defines the attestation requirements.

Example Command

vhsm nitride attestation update @attestation.json

Output

Key            Value
---            -----
created        1752204912
description    A small Azure VM running MariaDB
events         http://localhost:8000
name           Azure MariaDB
namespace      my-namespace
nonce          n/a
policy         test
updated        0
uuid           39547c1c-2139-402d-a532-2a352c55106c

Additional Example

Update an attestation with custom server address and output as JSON:

vhsm nitride attestation update @attestation.json -address=https://vhsm.example.com:8200 -format=json

Output:

{
  "request_id": "b761a1d4-6037-1bd8-a2cd-aa64f495fe7a",
  "lease_id": "",
  "lease_duration": 0,
  "renewable": false,
  "data": {
    "created": 1752457999,
    "description": "A small Azure VM running MariaDB",
    "events": "http://localhost:8000",
    "name": "Azure MariaDB",
    "namespace": "my-namespace",
    "nonce": "",
    "policy": "test",
    "updated": 0,
    "uuid": "3a06c363-8a72-4d29-b300-20f00ed21083"
  },
  "warnings": [
    "Endpoint ignored these unrecognized parameters: [-address -format]"
  ]
}

For more information, see updating workload attestations that are critical for enabling secure workload verification and enforcing policies based on the trustworthiness of the underlying platform, firmware, and workload.