---
name: "gnunet-ecc"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "libgnunet0.20t64"
version: "0.20.0-7"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gnunet-ecc"
---

# gnunet-ecc(1)

manipulate GNUnet ECC key files

## NAME

**gnunet-ecc** – manipulate GNUnet ECC key files

## SYNOPSIS

**gnunet-ecc** \[**-g** *COUNT* \| **--generate-keys=***COUNT*\] \[**-p** \| **--print-public-key**\] \[**-P** \| **--print-private-key**\] \[**-x** \| **--print-hex**\] \[**-c** *FILENAME* \| **--config=***FILENAME*\] \[**-h** \| **--help**\] \[**-L** *LOGLEVEL* \| **--loglevel=***LOGLEVEL*\] \[**-v** \| **--version**\] ⟨*FILENAME*⟩

## DESCRIPTION

**gnunet-ecc** can be used to create an ECC private key and to print the corresponding public key. You must specify a filename containing an ECC private key in GNUnet format as an argument. If the file does not exist, gnunet-ecc will create a key. This may then take a while. If the option **-p** is given, the corresponding public key will be printed to the console.

- **-g** *COUNT* \| **--generate-keys=***COUNT*

  Create COUNT public-private key pairs and write them to FILENAME. Used for creating a file for testing.

- **-p** \| **--print-public-key**

  Print the corresponding public key to stdout. This is the value used for PKEY records in GNS.

- **-P** \| **--print-private-key**

  Print the corresponding private key to stdout. This is the value used for PKEY records in GNS.

- **-x** \| **--print-hex**

  Print the corresponding public key to stdout in HEX format. Useful for comparing to Ed25519 keys in X.509 tools.

- **-c** *FILENAME* \| **--config=***FILENAME*

  Use the configuration file FILENAME.

- **-h** \| **--help**

  Print short help on options.

- **-L** *LOGLEVEL* \| **--loglevel=***LOGLEVEL*

  Use LOGLEVEL for logging. Valid values are DEBUG, INFO, WARNING and ERROR.

- **-v** \| **--version**

  Print GNUnet version number.

## SEE ALSO

The full documentation for gnunet is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the [info(1)](/info/1.md) and gnunet programs are properly installed at your site, the command

```
info gnunet
```

should give you access to the complete handbook,

```
info gnunet-c-tutorial
```

will give you access to a tutorial for developers.

Depending on your installation, this information is also available in gnunet(7) and gnunet-c-tutorial(7).

## BUGS

Report bugs by using **https://bugs.gnunet.org** or by sending electronic mail to ⟨*gnunet-developers@gnu.org*⟩.