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Generate keypair

Generate keypair commands begin with:

smctl keypair generate <profile or algorithm type> <flag>

or the abbreviated command:

smctl kp gen <profile or algorithm type> <flag>

Suggerimento

Adding a flag to this command is optional.

Subcommands

Generate keypair commands support these subcommands:

Tabella 1. Subcommands for generating a keypair

Subcommand

Description

profile

Generate key using keypair profile.

ecdsa

Generate a keypair with ECDSA algorithm.

eddsa

Generate a keypair with EdDSA algorithm.

mldsa

Generate a keypair with PQC MLDSA algorithm.

rsa

Generate a keypair with RSA algorithm.

slhdsa

Generate a keypair with PQC SLHDSA algorithm.


Flags

Generate keypair commands support these flags:

Tabella 2. Flags for generating a keypair

Shortcut

Flag

Description

--auto-renew string

Auto-renew this certificate.

--cert-alias string

Specify an alias for the default certificate you want to create.

--generate-cert

Generate a certificate (default false).

--groups string

Group IDs for keypair. 

Format:

--groups="<value>"

-hsm-partition-id string

Provide the HSM partition ID to specify which HSM you want the keypair to be stored on.

--restricted

Restricted (can only be used by users and groups that are mapped to the keypair) or open (available to all users in the account). Default is restricted.

--users string

User IDs for keypair. 

Format:

--users="<value>"

--team-id string

Assign the keypair to a team by specifying the team ID.

--account-id string

Account ID for the user. 

Format:

--account-id="<value>"

-h

--help

Help for generating keypairs.