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yubihsm-auth(1)

yubihsm-auth1

Manual page for yubihsm-auth 2.8.0

Usage

yubihsm-auth [OPTION] ...

Overview

-h, --help

Print help and exit

-V, --version

Print version and exit

-a, --action=ENUM

Action to perform (possible values="calculate", "change-mgmkey", "delete", "list", "put", "reset", "retries", "version", "get-challenge", "get-pubkey")

-k, --mgmkey=STRING

Management key is required to put and delete credentials. Sometimes, this key is also referenced as 'Admin Access Code' (default=`00000000000000000000000000000000')

-K, --new-mgmkey=STRING

New management key (default=`')

-p, --credpwd=STRING

Credential password is used to access the credential when logging into the YubiHSM2. Sometimes, this password is also referenced as 'User Access Code' (default=`')

-l, --label=STRING

Credential label (default=`')

-r, --reader=STRING

Only use a matching reader (default=`')

-t, --touch=ENUM

Touch required (possible values="off", "on" default=`off')

-c, --context=STRING

Session keys calculation context (default=`')

-v, --verbose[=INT]

Print more information (default=`0')

Mode: derivation

Derive keys from a password using PBKDF2 -d, --derivation-password=STRING

Derivation password for encryption and MAC keys

(default=`')

Mode: explicit

Explicit encryption and MAC keys -e, --enckey=STRING Encryption key (default=`') -m, --mackey=STRING MAC key (default=`')

Mode: asymmetric

Explicit ec-p256 private key -s, --privkey=STRING Private key (default=`')

History

  • Arch Linux 2026-11-01: the text shown here
  • Debian 13 (Trixie)

From yubihsm-auth 2.8.0-2 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.