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Fixes #1484

mc deprecated --encrypt-key in favor of the per-encryption-type flags —
--enc-c for SSE-C customer keys (--enc-kms/--enc-s3 for the others). The
rest of the docs, including the mc cp reference synopsis and the shared SSE
includes, already document --enc-c; the SSE-C tutorial page was the last one
still teaching the deprecated flag.

Updates both mc cp examples on the SSE-C page (--encrypt-key → --enc-c),
keeping the same key-specification syntax.

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    • Updated the SSE-C examples to use the --enc-c option when writing encrypted objects and copying them between locations.
    • Updated the copy example to show separate encryption arguments for the source and target, with key values shown without trailing = padding.
    • Updated the key-generation example to remove Base64 padding and clarified that raw Base64 encoding rejects keys ending in =.
mc deprecated --encrypt-key in favor of the per-encryption-type flags (--enc-c for SSE-C customer keys); the mc cp reference pages and the SSE includes already document --enc-c, but the SSE-C tutorial still taught the deprecated flag. Fixes minio#1484.
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The SSE-C documentation now removes trailing = padding from generated Base64 keys and notes that raw Base64 encoding rejects padded keys. The upload and copy examples use --enc-c. The copy example supplies separate source and target encryption arguments.

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Update SSE-C instructions
source/administration/server-side-encryption/server-side-encryption-sse-c.rst
The key-generation command removes trailing Base64 padding, and a note states that raw Base64 encoding rejects padded keys. The upload example uses --enc-c. The copy example uses separate --enc-c arguments for the source and target, with unpadded key values.

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The examples now use --enc-c with unpadded keys and separate source and destination mappings. The previous padding issue is fixed; the documentation is ready to merge after normal checks.

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Issue #1484 requires the SSE-C page to use --enc-c instead of deprecated --encrypt-key. The diff updates both mc cp examples in source/administration/server-side-encryption/server-side-encryption-sse-c.rst. The second example uses two --enc-c arguments for the source and target keys. No automated test requirement applies to this documentation-only issue.

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The changes remain within the SSE-C examples. The Base64 padding removal and explanatory note support valid keys for the updated --enc-c examples. The separate source and target arguments support the new flag syntax. No unrelated implementation or documentation changes are present in the reviewed diff.

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- Line 129: Update both copy-paste examples using --enc-c so their encoded key
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produces padded output. Preserve the key contents and the surrounding alias and
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- Line 161: Update the `mc cp` example to pass the source and target encryption
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mc cp ~/data/mydata.json ALIAS/BUCKET/mydata.json \
--encrypt-key "ALIAS/BUCKET/=c2VjcmV0ZW5jcnlwdGlvbmtleWNoYW5nZW1lMTIzNAo="
--enc-c "ALIAS/BUCKET/=c2VjcmV0ZW5jcnlwdGlvbmtleWNoYW5nZW1lMTIzNAo="

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Major · Functional Correctness · Quick win

Use unpadded Raw Base64 keys with --enc-c.

The --enc-c contract rejects Raw Base64 values with = padding. Both changed commands pass values ending in =. Therefore, both copy-paste examples fail. Remove only the trailing padding character from each encoded value. Also update the key-generation step if it still produces padded Base64.

Proposed fix
-      --enc-c "ALIAS/BUCKET/=c2VjcmV0ZW5jcnlwdGlvbmtleWNoYW5nZW1lMTIzNAo="
+      --enc-c "ALIAS/BUCKET/=c2VjcmV0ZW5jcnlwdGlvbmtleWNoYW5nZW1lMTIzNAo"

-   --enc-c "SOURCE/BUCKET/=c2VjcmV0ZW5jcnlwdGlvbmtleWNoYW5nZW1lMTIzNAo=,TARGET/BUCKET/=c2VjcmV0ZW5jcnlwdGlvbmtleWNoYW5nZW1lMTIzNAo="
+   --enc-c "SOURCE/BUCKET/=c2VjcmV0ZW5jcnlwdGlvbmtleWNoYW5nZW1lMTIzNAo,TARGET/BUCKET/=c2VjcmV0ZW5jcnlwdGlvbmtleWNoYW5nZW1lMTIzNAo"

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Update both copy-paste examples using --enc-c so their encoded key values use
unpadded Raw Base64, and adjust the key-generation step if it produces padded
output. Preserve the key contents and the surrounding alias and bucket syntax.

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eknathdj and others added 2 commits October 28, 2026 09:00
Raw Base64 encoding rejects =-padded keys, as the --enc-c reference states, so the padded example values would fail on copy-paste. Strips the trailing padding from both mc cp examples, pipes the key-generation command through tr -d to drop padding, and says so in the prose.
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