PQCONNECT-KEYGEN(1)

💖 PQCONNECT-KEYGEN(1) — User Commands 💖

okay bestie, welcome to the pqconnect-keygen page, aka the little glow-up station where your Post-Quantum Internet security layer gets its forever keys ✨ this one lives in section 1 of the manual (that's the user-commands girlies), and she's here to make your long-term keys happen. no cap.

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🌸 NAME 🌸

pqconnect-keygen — Post-Quantum Internet security layer 🛡️🦋

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

pqconnect-keygen [OPTIONS]

💅 DESCRIPTION 💅

Generate and save long term keys. that's it, that's the whole job, and she ate. 🔥 your keys get made, your keys get saved, main character energy only 👑

lowkey important: these are your long term keys, so treat them like your most precious skincare routine — with respect 🧖‍♀️

🎀 OPTIONS 🎀

• -c, --config-dir TEXT — this is where you point her at the PQConnect server config directory. like, "hey girl, the config lives here" 📁✨
• -d, --directory TEXT — tells her which directory the key files will be stored in. the keys need a home, and this is it 🏡🔑
• -D, --dns-only — prints out the DNS records for an existing configuration. not making anything new, just showing you the receipts for what you already got 📜👀
• --help — Show this message and exit. your classic "wait what does this do again" button, she's always there for you 🫶

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🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

• pqconnect(1)
• pqconnect-server(1)
• pqconnect-dns-query(1)

the whole friend group fr fr 💜 go say hi to them too

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and that's the whole page bestie, periodt 💅 pqconnect-keygen 1.2.3-2, dated July 2026 — thanks for reading, mwah 😘💖 go generate some iconic keys 🎀✨