Mono(mono-configuration-crypto)

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💅 Mono(mono-configuration-crypto) — the manual page, but make it make sense

okay bestie, so this is the manual page for mono-configuration-crypto, straight out of the Mono manual set. it's a whole command-line tool and honestly it's giving "keys, secrets, and config files" main character energy. let's get into it 🫶

✨ NAME ✨

mono-configuration-crypto — the Mono configuration utility that manages encryption keys and encrypts/decrypts config file sections. that's the whole job, no cap 🔑

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

mono-configuration-crypto <options>

literally just the command plus your options. she's simple like that ✨

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

mono-configuration-crypto is a utility that does two iconic things: it manages the mono encryption key container store, and it encrypts/decrypts config file sections. key management AND section crypto, one tool. we love a multitasker 💖

💅 OPTIONS 💅

here's the full menu, no skips, no summaries, every single flag fr fr 👑

  • -h, -?, --help — shows you the usage info. when in doubt, ask for help, it's not embarrassing it's self-care 💁
  • -v, --verbose — shows verbose information, and yes that includes exception stacktraces. messy but informative 😭
  • -m, --machine, --global — uses the machine (global) store for all the key actions. ⚠️ important: on Unix machines the global store lives in /usr/share/.mono, and modifying it requires root user permissions. so like, bring your sudo energy or don't come at all 🙈
  • -u, --user, --local — uses the local (user) store for all the key actions. the user key store lives in the $HOME/.config/.mono directory, and this is the default location used by mono-configuration-crypto. she's the standard, the blueprint, the it-girl 🎀
  • -l, --list — lists all the key container names in the store. heads up: some container names might just be GUID strings, so don't be confused when it looks like a serial number ✨
  • -c, --create — creates an RSA public/private key pair. but bestie, if the specified container (see the -f option) already exists, the operation will fail. no overwriting, no take-backs 💀
  • -i, --import — imports a key to a container. it grabs a key from a file (specified by the -f option) and puts it as the first key in the specified container (see the -n option). if the container exists, its first key gets replaced. if the container doesn't exist, it gets created. and ngl, no validation is performed on the key value — that's left to the protection provider or encryption code which uses the key. so like, she trusts you 🫶
  • -x, --export — exports a key from a container. it takes a key from the indicated container (see the -n option) and puts it in the specified file (see the -f option) as XML. the file can later be used to import the key — round trip slay 🔁
  • -r, --remove — removes a container. and it physically removes the container file from disk. gone gone, not just hidden 🧚
  • -f, --file=VALUE — the file name for import or export operations. all options which read or write anything to/from files require this option to be present on the command line. mandatory, non-negotiable, periodt 💅
  • -cf, --config-file=VALUE — config file name. specifies the base name of the config file, used in encrypt and decrypt operations. files are sought for case-insensitively. defaults to Web.config 👑
  • -n, --name=VALUE — container name. if this option is absent from the command line it defaults to MonoFrameworkConfigurationKey (which is the default key name used by System.Configuration section encryption/decryption code). iykyk 🎀
  • -s, --size=VALUE — key size. specifies the key length for the create operation (see the -c option). defaults to 1024 🔢
  • -p, --path=VALUE — application physical path. used when encrypting/decrypting configuration file sections to specify the directory in which the configuration file lives (see the -cf option). defaults to current directory 📁
  • -d, --dec, --decrypt=VALUE — decrypt configuration section. the configuration section must follow the format used when calling ConfigurationManager.GetSection, i.e.: path/to/section. only sections known to the configuration system will be processed — no randoms allowed 🙅
  • -e, --enc, --encrypt=VALUE — encrypt configuration section. same deal: the configuration section must follow the format used when calling ConfigurationManager.GetSection, i.e.: path/to/section, and only sections known to the configuration system will be processed 🔐

🌈 AUTHOR 🌈

Marek Habersack — the icon behind it all ✨

Copyright (C) 2010 Novell, Inc (http://novell.com)

🍓 MAILING LISTS 🍓

Visit http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/mono-devel-list for details. go chat, make friends, ask your questions 💌

⭐ WEB SITE ⭐

Visit: http://mono-project.com for details 🌸

and that's a wrap, bestie 🎀 this page is from the Mono manual set — Mono(mono-configuration-crypto), source and version courtesy of Mono itself. no date printed on this one so she's simply timeless 💫 go forth and encrypt responsibly, mwah 💋

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