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key generate | The key generate command description and usage | Key, notary, trust |
trust key generate
Usage: docker trust key generate NAME
Generate and load a signing key-pair
Options:
--dir string Directory to generate key in, defaults to current directory
--help Print usage
Description
docker trust key generate
generates a key-pair to be used with signing,
and loads the private key into the local docker trust keystore.
docker trust key generate
is currently experimental.
Examples
Generate a key-pair
$ docker trust key generate alice
Generating key for alice...
Enter passphrase for new alice key with ID 17acf3c:
Repeat passphrase for new alice key with ID 17acf3c:
Successfully generated and loaded private key. Corresponding public key available: alice.pub
$ ls
alice.pub
The private signing key is encrypted by the passphrase and loaded into the docker trust keystore.
All passphrase requests to sign with the key will be referred to by the provided NAME
.
The public key component alice.pub
will be available in the current working directory, and can
be used directly by docker trust signer add
.
Provide the --dir
argument to specify a directory to generate the key in:
$ docker trust key generate alice --dir /foo
Generating key for alice...
Enter passphrase for new alice key with ID 17acf3c:
Repeat passphrase for new alice key with ID 17acf3c:
Successfully generated and loaded private key. Corresponding public key available: alice.pub
$ ls /foo
alice.pub