---
name: "nitrokey-app"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "nitrokey-app"
version: "1.4.2-1.1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/nitrokey-app"
---

# nitrokey-app(1)

Application to manage the Nitrokey

## NAME

nitrokey-app - Application to manage the Nitrokey

## SYNOPSIS

**nitrokey-app** \[*options*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**nitrokey-app** is the official application to manage the features of the Nitrokey. Nitrokey is an open source/open hardware USB key supporting secure encryption and signing.

## OPTIONS

- **-h, --help**

  Display the help and exit.

- **-a, --admin**

  Enable extra administrative functions

- **-d, --debug**

  Enable debug options

- **--debugAll**

  Enable extensive debug options

- **--lock-hardware**

  Enable hardware lock option

- **--cmd \<...\>**

  Start a command line session

## AUTHOR

This man page was written by Jan Luca Naumann \<j.naumann@fu-berlin.de\>.