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Generating a New Key
This example generates a new key in a key database:
keyutil -G -d
Key Database Tool then displays the following:
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Key Generation
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Welcome to the key generator. With this program, you can
generate the public and private keys that you use for secure
communications.
A random seed must be generated that will be used in the
creation of your key. One of the easiest ways to create a random
seed is to use the timing of keystrokes on a keyboard.
You have specified the name 'mykey' for your key
If this is correct, press enter:
To begin, type keys on the keyboard until this progress meter is
full. DO NOT USE THE AUTOREPEAT FUNCTION ON YOUR KEYBOARD!
Continue typing until the progress meter is full:
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Finished. Press enter to continue:
Generating key. This may take a few moments...
Password:
generated public/private key pair
Note that if you do not specify a token name, the key is generated on the internal
slot. This is equivalent to the
If you use the
input.
If you use the
from the file instead of asking for keyboard input. Avoid using this argument
when you are accessing both the internal slot and tokens that have different
passwords.
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keydir
-h internal
noise-file argument, Key Database Tool does not ask for keyboard
-f
password-file argument, Key Database Tool reads the password
-w
argument.
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