ckeygen1
Manipulate public/private keys
Usage
ckeygen [-b
bits]
[-f
filename]
[-t
type]
[-C
comment]
[-N
new
passphrase]
[-P
old
passphrase]
[-l]
[-p]
[-q]
[-y]
Overview
The --help prints out a usage message to standard output.
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-b, --bits <bits> -
Number of bits in the key to create (default: 1024)
-f,--filename<file name>-
Filename of the key file.
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-t, --type <type> -
Type of key (rsa or dsa).
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-C, --comment <comment> -
Provide a new comment.
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Provide new passphrase. |
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Provide old passphrase. |
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-l, --fingerprint -
Show fingerprint of key file.
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-p, --changepass -
Change passphrase of private key file.
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-q, --quiet -
Be quiet.
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--no-passphrase -
Create the key with no passphrase.
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-y, --showpub -
Read private key file and print public key.
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--version -
Display version number only.
Overview
Manipulate public/private keys in various ways. If no filename is given, a file name will be requested interactively.
Releases
8 releases since Debian 3.1 (Sarge); the text changed 5 times.
--no-passphrase since Debian 8 (Jessie);
--version since Debian 6.0 (Squeeze).