---
name: "kubeadm-certs-certificate-key"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "kubeadm"
version: "1.37.2-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/kubeadm-certs-certificate-key"
---

# kubeadm-certs-certificate-key(1)

Generate certificate keys

Eric Paris Jan 2015

## NAME

kubeadm certs certificate-key - Generate certificate keys

## SYNOPSIS

**kubeadm certs certificate-key** \[OPTIONS\]

## DESCRIPTION

This command will print out a secure randomly-generated certificate key that can be used with the "init" command.

You can also use "kubeadm init --upload-certs" without specifying a certificate key and it will generate and print one for you.

## OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS

**--rootfs**=""\
 	The path to the 'real' host root filesystem. This will cause kubeadm to chroot into the provided path.

**--version**=false\
 	\--version, --version=raw prints version information and quits; --version=vX.Y.Z... sets the reported version

## SEE ALSO

**[kubeadm-certs(1)](/kubeadm-certs/1.md)**,

## HISTORY

January 2015, Originally compiled by Eric Paris (eparis at redhat dot com) based on the kubernetes source material, but hopefully they have been automatically generated since!