Signing Manager Controller (SMCTL) command manual
Signing Manager CTL (SMCTL) is a Command Line Interface (CLI) that facilitates manual and automated private key management, certificate management, and signing with or without the need for human intervention.
SMCTL comes with a built-in help function and provides instructions on all commands and subcommands to assist users in the CLI. This command manual provides instructions and command samples to get you started.
Prerequisites
Commands
To view all SMCTL commands:
smctl --help
or
smctl -h
Subcommands
These subcommands specify the actions you can apply to commands when using SMCTL.
All SMCTL commands begin with:
smctl <subcommand>
Shortcut | Subcommand | Description |
|---|---|---|
cert | Manage certificates. | |
creds | Manage credentials for the OS credential store. | |
View and confirm the validity of the credentials and tools configured. | ||
kp | Manage keypairs. | |
manual | Generates up-to-date man pages of Signing Manager’s command-line interface. By default, it creates the man page files in the man-pages directory under the current directory. | |
Sign, verify, or remove a signature from binaries. | ||
Get user data. | ||
Commands specific to Windows OS. |
Flags
Flags are used to modify the behavior of a subcommand by specifying parameters. Apply these flags to the subcommands above when using SMCTL.
Shortcut | Flag | Description |
|---|---|---|
-v | --version | Version of SMCTL. |
--dir string | Specify the directory to write the man pages. Default is man-pages/. Format: --dir="<value>" | |
-h | --help | Help for SMCTL. |