CKEYGEN(1)

📦 version 25.5.0, in epel 10, epel 9, fedora 43, fedora 44

💖 CKEYGEN — manipulate public/private keys 💖

okay bestie, so ckeygen is literally the key-wrangling tool from the conch corner of Twisted, and it lives in section 1 of the manual. Public keys, private keys, making them, reading them, peeking at them — the whole vibe. let's get into it 🎀

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

ckeygen [-b bits] [-f filename] [-t type] [-C comment] [-N new
passphrase] [-P old passphrase] [-l] [-p] [-q] [-y]

like, that's the whole shape of it. short and iconic. 💅

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

The --help prints out a usage message to standard output. that's it, that's the sentence. lowkey the most self-aware option in the game 🫶

  • -b, --bits <bits> — Number of bits in the key to create (default: 1024). so if you don't say anything, it's giving 1024 bits, periodt.
  • -f, --filename <file name> — Filename of the key file. tell it where the key lives.
  • -t, --type <type> — Type of key (rsa or dsa). pick your fighter 💪
  • -C, --comment <comment> — Provide a new comment. little note, new energy ✨
  • -N, --newpass <pass phrase> — Provide new passphrase. the new password, fr fr.
  • -P, --pass <pass phrase> — Provide old passphrase. the old one, gotta hand it over.
  • -l, --fingerprint — Show fingerprint of key file. it's giving forensic scientist 🔍
  • -p, --changepass — Change passphrase of private key file. glow-up for your passphrase 💅
  • -q, --quiet — Be quiet. shhh. no notes, no chatter.
  • --no-passphrase — Create the key with no passphrase. wild. no cap. do it consciously bestie, a passphrase-less key is a lot of trust to hand out 🙈
  • -y, --showpub — Read private key file and print public key. sneaky peek, but make it public 👀
  • --version — Display version number only. nothing else. just the number. main character minimalism.

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

Manipulate public/private keys in various ways. If no filename is given, a file name will be requested interactively.

like — you don't have to pass -f. skip it and the program will literally just ask you, interactively, right there in the terminal. so chatty. so considerate. 🦋

👑 AUTHOR 👑

Written by Moshe Zadka, based on ckeygen's help messages. king behaviour, honestly.

🚨 REPORTING BUGS 🚨

To report a bug, visit https://twistedmatrix.com/trac/

not me telling you to actually go report it instead of just complaining in the group chat 💀

Copyright © 2002-2020 Twisted Matrix Laboratories.

This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

read that again bestie — NO warranty, not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. capital-N capital-O. no takebacks. 😭

🎀 SEE ALSO 🎀

that's the whole page, bestie — ckeygen(1) from October 2002, rocking the CKEYGEN(1) footer like the icon it is. slay, stay encrypted, and always read the warranty section 🧚💜

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