---
name: "gpgsm-gencert.sh"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "gpgsm"
version: "2.0.26-6+deb8u2"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gpgsm-gencert.sh"
---

# gpgsm-gencert.sh(1)

Generate an X.509 certificate request

## NAME

**gpgsm-gencert.sh** - Generate an X.509 certificate request

## SYNOPSIS

**gpgsm-gencert.sh**

## DESCRIPTION

This is a simple tool to interactively generate a certificate request which will be printed to stdout.

## SEE ALSO

[**gpgsm**(1)](/gpgsm/1.md), [**gpg-agent**(1)](/gpg-agent/1.md), [**scdaemon**(1)](/scdaemon/1.md)

The full documentation for this tool is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If GnuPG and the info program are properly installed at your site, the command

```
info gnupg
```

should give you access to the complete manual including a menu structure and an index.