1 .TH CKEYGEN "1" "October 2002" "" ""
3 ckeygen \- manipulate public/private keys
5 .B ckeygen [-b \fIbits\fR] [-f \fIfilename\fR] [-t \fItype\fR]
6 .B [-C \fIcomment\fR] [-N \fInew passphrase\fR] [-P \fIold passphrase\fR]
10 The \fB\--help\fR prints out a usage message to standard output.
12 \fB-b\fR, \fB--bits\fR <bits>
13 Number of bits in the key to create (default: 1024)
15 \fB-f\fR, \fB--filename\fR <file name>
16 Filename of the key file.
18 \fB-t\fR, \fB--type\fR <type>
19 Type of key (rsa or dsa).
21 \fB-C\fR, \fB--comment\fR <comment>
22 Provide a new comment.
24 \fB-N\fR, \fB--newpass\fR <pass phrase>
25 Provide new passphrase.
27 \fB-P\fR, \fB--pass\fR <pass phrase>
28 Provide old passphrase.
30 \fB-l\fR, \fB--fingerprint\fR
31 Show fingerprint of key file.
33 \fB-p\fR, \fB--changepass\fR
34 Change passphrase of private key file.
36 \fB-q\fR, \fB--quiet\fR
39 \fB-y\fR, \fB--showpub\fR
40 Read private key file and print public key.
43 Display version number only.
45 Manipulate public/private keys in various ways.
46 If no filename is given, a file name will be requested interactively.
48 Written by Moshe Zadka, based on ckeygen's help messages
50 To report a bug, visit \fIhttp://twistedmatrix.com/bugs/\fR
52 Copyright \(co 2002-2011 Twisted Matrix Laboratories.
54 This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
55 warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.