NAME¶

tpm2_create - create an object that can be loaded into a TPM using tpm2_load. The object will need to be loaded before it may be used.

SYNOPSIS¶

tpm2_create[ COMMON OPTIONS ] [ TCTI OPTIONS ] [ --parent|--contextParent|--pwdp|--pwdk|--halg|--kalg|--objectAttribute|--inFile|--pol|--opu|--opr|--passwdInHex| ]

create an object that can be loaded into a TPM using tpm2_load. The object will need to be loaded before it may be used.

DESCRIPTION¶

tpm2_create create an object that can be loaded into a TPM using tpm2_load. The object will need to be loaded before it may be used.

OPTIONS¶

-H ,--parent

parent handle

-c ,--contextParent

filename for parent context

-P ,--pwdp

password for parent key, optional

-K ,--pwdk

password for key, optional

-g ,--halg

algorithm used for computing the Name of the object 0x0004 TPM_ALG_SHA1 0x000B TPM_ALG_SHA256 0x000C TPM_ALG_SHA384 0x000D TPM_ALG_SHA512 0x0012 TPM_ALG_SM3_256

-G ,--kalg

algorithm associated with this object 0x0001 TPM_ALG_RSA 0x0008 TPM_ALG_KEYEDHASH 0x0023 TPM_ALG_ECC 0x0025 TPM_ALG_SYMCIPHER

-A ,--objectAttribute

object attributes, optional

-I ,--inFile

data file to be sealed, optional

-L ,--pol

the input policy file, optional

-o ,--opu

the output file which contains the public key, optional

-O ,--opr

the output file which contains the private key, optional

-X ,--passwdInHex

passwords given by any options are hex format.

[COMMON OPTIONS ]

This collection of options are common to many programs and provide information that many users may expect.

-h, --help

Display a manual describing the tool and its usage.

-v, --version

Display version information for this tool.

-V, --verbose

Increase the information that the tool prints to the console during its execution.

[TCTI OPTIONS ]

This collection of options are used to configure the varous TCTI modules available.

-T, --tcti

Select the TCTI used for communication with the next component down the TSS stack. In most configurations this will be the TPM but it could be a simulator or proxy. Supported TCTIs are or “device” or “socket” .

-d, --device-file

Specify the TPM device file for use by the device TCTI. The default is /dev/tpm0.

-R, --socket-address

Specify the domain name or IP address used by the socket TCTI. The default is 127.0.0.1.

-p, --socket-port

Specify the port number used by the socket TCTI. The default is 2321.

ENVIRONMENT: TCTI

This collection of environment variables that may be used to configure the varous TCTI modules available. The values passed through these variables can be overridden on a per-command basis using the available command line options.

TPM2TOOLS_TCTI_NAME

Select the TCTI used for communication with the next component down the TSS stack. In most configurations this will be the TPM but it could be a simulator or proxy. See 'OPTIONS' section for the names of supported TCTIs.

TPM2TOOLS_DEVICE_FILE

Specify the TPM device file for use by the device TCTI.

TPM2TOOLS_SOCKET_ADDRESS

Specify the domain name or IP address used by the socket TCTI.

TPM2TOOLS_SOCKET_PORT

Specify the port number used by the socket TCTI.

EXAMPLES¶

tpm2_create

tpm2_create -H 0x81010001 -P abc123 -K def456 -g 0x000B -G 0x0008 -I data.File -o opu.File
tpm2_create -c parent.context -P abc123 -K def456 -g 0x000B -G 0x0008 -I data.File -o opu.File
tpm2_create -H 0x81010001 -P 123abc -K 456def -X -g 0x000B -G 0x0008 -I data.File -o opu.File