---
name: "ecryptfs-generate-tpm-key"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "ecryptfs-utils"
version: "111-9"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ecryptfs-generate-tpm-key"
---

# ecryptfs-generate-tpm-key(1)

generate an eCryptfs key for TPM hardware.

## NAME

ecryptfs-generate-tpm-key - generate an eCryptfs key for TPM hardware.

## SYNOPSIS

**ecryptfs-generate-tpm-key -p PCR**  \[-p PCR\]...

## DESCRIPTION

**ecryptfs-generate-tpm-key** is a utility to generate a sealing (storage) key bound to a specified set of PCRs values in the current TPM's PCR's.

## EXAMPLE

ecryptfs-generate-tpm-key -p 0 -p 2 -p 3

## SEE ALSO

- [**ecryptfs**(7)](/ecryptfs/7.md)

  - */usr/share/doc/ecryptfs-utils/ecryptfs-faq.html*

  - *http://ecryptfs.org/*

  ## AUTHOR

This manpage was written by Dustin Kirkland \<kirkland@ubuntu.com\> for Ubuntu systems (but may be used by others).  Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation.

On Debian and Ubuntu systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License can be found in /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL.