func (a *Args) Validate() error {
	req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, a.URL.String(), bytes.NewReader([]byte("")))
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
	if a.AuthToken != "" {
		req.Header.Set("Authorization", a.AuthToken)
	}

	client := &http.Client{Transport: a.Transport}
	resp, err := client.Do(req)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	EnvKESServerCA         = "MINIO_KMS_KES_CAPATH"         // Path to file/directory containing CA certificates to verify the KES server certificate
	EnvKESKeyCacheInterval = "MINIO_KMS_KEY_CACHE_INTERVAL" // Period between polls of the KES KMS Master Key cache, to prevent it from being unused and purged