yubihsm-auth1
Manual page for yubihsm-auth 2.8.0
Usage
yubihsm-auth [OPTION] ...
Overview
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-h, --help -
Print help and exit
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-V, --version -
Print version and exit
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-a, --action=ENUM -
Action to perform (possible values="calculate", "change-mgmkey", "delete", "list", "put", "reset", "retries", "version", "get-challenge", "get-pubkey")
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-k, --mgmkey=STRING -
Management key is required to put and delete credentials. Sometimes, this key is also referenced as 'Admin Access Code' (default=`00000000000000000000000000000000')
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-K, --new-mgmkey=STRING -
New management key (default=`')
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-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=`')
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-l, --label=STRING -
Credential label (default=`')
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-r, --reader=STRING -
Only use a matching reader (default=`')
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-t, --touch=ENUM -
Touch required (possible values="off", "on" default=`off')
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-c, --context=STRING -
Session keys calculation context (default=`')
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-v, --verbose[=INT] -
Print more information (default=`0')
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Mode: derivation
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Derive keys from a password using PBKDF2
-d,--derivation-password=STRING
- Derivation password for encryption and MAC keys
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(default=`')
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Mode: explicit
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Explicit encryption and MAC keys
-e,--enckey=STRING Encryption key (default=`')-m,--mackey=STRING MAC key (default=`')
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Mode: asymmetric
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Explicit ec-p256 private key
-s,--privkey=STRING Private key (default=`')
History
- Arch Linux 2026-11-01: the text shown here
- Debian 13 (Trixie)