---
name: "curvedns-keygen"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "curvedns"
version: "0.87-6+b3"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/curvedns-keygen"
---

# curvedns-keygen(1)

Generates a key pair for curvedns

## NAME

**curvedns-keygen** - Generates a key pair for curvedns

## SYNOPSIS

**curvedns-keygen**

**curvedns-keygen** *path-of-CurveDNS-installation* *authoritative-name-server-name*

## DESCRIPTION

[curvedns-keygen(1)](/curvedns-keygen/1.md) is used to generate a keypair for use with [curvedns(8)](/curvedns/8.md). This command can be run in two different forms.

In the first form **curvedns-keygen** is run without parameters and prints the keys to standard output. An example output looks as follows:

In the second form, **curvedns-keygen** writes the secret key to a file that is suitable for use with the daemontools service manager in a subdirectory of *path-of-CurveDNS-installation*. It formats the output to already include the *authoritative-name-server-name* combined with the DNSCurve public key suitable for publication in the NS set of a DNS zone.

**Note:** On Debian users normally don't need to run this command as a key is automatically generated during package installation. See /usr/share/doc/curvedns/README.Debian for more information.

## MANPAGE AUTHOR

Stephane Neveu *stefneveu@gmail.com*

## SEE ALSO

Installation and configuration from github *https://github.com/curvedns/curvedns/blob/master/INSTALL.md*