an password-protected private keys for `MINIO_KMS_KES_KEY_FILE`.

When using password-protected private keys for accessing KES you need to
provide the password via:

```
export MINIO_KMS_KES_KEY_PASSWORD=<your-password>
```

Note that MinIO only supports encrypted private keys - not encrypted certificates.
Certificates are no secrets and sent in plaintext as part of the TLS handshake.

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