vhsm plugin info

Learn to fetch information about the plugin in vHSM plugin catalog.

The vhsm plugin info command displays detailed information about a plugin in vHSM’s plugin catalog. You must specify the plugin type auth, database, or secret and the plugin name.

The output includes the deprecation_status field for all built-in plugins, providing lifecycle visibility.

Usage

vhsm plugin info [options] <plugin-type> <plugin-name>

• <plugin-type>: Type of the plugin (e.g., auth, database, or secret)

• <plugin-name>: Name of the plugin in the catalog

Available Flags

Command options

Flag	Description
-plugin-version=<str>	Semantic version of the plugin to query. If unspecified, vHSM defaults to the unversioned or built-in plugin.

Output options

Flag	Description
-field=<string>	Display only the value of the specified field (no trailing newline). Useful for scripting.
-format=<string>	Format the output as table (default), json, or yaml. Can also be set via the VAULT_FORMATenvironment variable.

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Examples

• View versioned plugin info: vhsm plugin info auth ratls

Key                   Value
---                   -----
args                  []
builtin               true
command               n/a
deprecation_status    supported
name                  ratls
sha256                n/a
version               v1.3.7+builtin.vault

• View info for a built-in plugin: vhsm plugin info database postgresql-database-plugin

Key                   Value
---                   -----
args                  []
builtin               true
command               n/a
deprecation_status    supported
name                  postgresql-database-plugin
sha256                n/a
version               v1.3.7+builtin.vault

• Get only the plugin SHA256 hash: vhsm plugin info -field=sha256 auth my-custom-plugin

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