Set up Tink Go
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All Tink Go libraries are published as Go modules that are usable with standard
Go tooling or Bazel.
After installing and setting up Tink, continue with Next Steps.
Tink Go
The core Go library is tink-go with
2.4.0 as the latest release.
Run the following command from your project directory:
go get github.com/tink-crypto/tink-go/v2@v2.4.0
AWS KMS Extension
The Tink Go AWS KMS extension is
tink-go-awskms with
2.1.0 as the latest
release.
Run the following command from your project directory:
go get github.com/tink-crypto/tink-go-awskms/v2@2.1.0
Google Cloud KMS Extension
The Tink Go Google Cloud KMS extension is
tink-go-gcpkms with
2.2.0 as the latest
release.
Run the following command from your project directory:
go get github.com/tink-crypto/tink-go-gcpkms/v2@v2.2.0
HashiCorp Vault Extension
The Tink Go HashiCorp Vault extension is
tink-go-hcvault with
2.3.0 as the latest
release.
Run the following command from your project directory:
go get github.com/tink-crypto/tink-go-hcvault/v2@v2.3.0
Next steps
Once you've finished setting up Tink, continue with the standard Tink usage
steps:
- Choose a primitive – Decide which primitive to use
based on your use case
- Manage keys – Protect your keys with your
external KMS, generate keysets, and rotate your keys
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