NAME¶

sigsum-key-generate - create new key pair in OpenSSH format

SYNOPSIS¶

sigsum-key generate [--help] [-o key-file]

DESCRIPTION¶

Create a new key pair. The private key is stored in the given file in OpenSSH private-key format. The corresponding public-key file gets a ".pub" suffix and is written in OpenSSH public-key format.

OPTIONS¶

--help

Show usage message and exit

-o, --output=key-file

File to store the private key in (required)

RETURN CODES¶

A non-zero return code is used to indicate failure.

CONTACT¶

Send an email to the sigsum-general mailing list at sigsum-general@lists.sigsum.org. You can also reach out in room #sigsum at OFTC.net and matrix.org.

REPORTING BUGS¶

Use the issue tracker located at https://git.glasklar.is/sigsum/core/sigsum-go/-/issues. To file issues without a GitLab account, send an email to sigsum-core-sigsum-go-issues@incoming.glasklar.is and wait for a maintainer to make the issue public.

SEE ALSO¶

sigsum-key-from-hex(1) sigsum-key-from-vkey(1) sigsum-key-generate(1) sigsum-key-sign(1) sigsum-key-to-hash(1) sigsum-key-to-hex(1) sigsum-key-to-vkey(1) sigsum-key-verify(1) sigsum-monitor(1) sigsum-submit(1) sigsum-token(1) sigsum-tools(5) sigsum-verify(1)