SIGSUM-TOKEN(1)

πŸ’… sigsum-token β€” DNS configuration and rate-limit tokens πŸ’…

okay bestie so this is a User Command and it's literally the manual page for sigsum-token(1). we're gonna get you fluent in it, no cap.


✨ NAME ✨

sigsum-token β€” DNS configuration and rate-limit tokens πŸŽ€


✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

sigsum-token [--help|help] [--version|version]
sigsum-token create [options]
sigsum-token record [options]
sigsum-token verify [options] < token

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

so these are utility commands that help you configure DNS and create/verify tokens. that whole setup is what lets log servers apply rate-limits per domain name. iconic behaviour honestly. πŸ‘‘

ngl, sigsum-submit can make tokens on-the-fly, so it's giving "you don't even have to do it manually." as a user, what you mainly need to do is set up a DNS TXT record β€” and for that you want the record subcommand. periodt. πŸ¦‹


✨ OPTIONS ✨

  • --help β€” shows the usage message and then dips. exits, bestie. ✌️
  • -v, --version β€” shows the program version and exits. 🌸

✨ RETURN CODES ✨

a non-zero return code means failure. that's it, that's the whole vibe check. πŸ’€


✨ CONTACT ✨

send an email to the sigsum-general mailing list at sigsum-general@lists.sigsum.org. you can also pull up in room #sigsum at OFTC.net and matrix.org. come say hi, we don't bite 🫢


✨ REPORTING BUGS ✨

use the issue tracker that lives at https://git.glasklar.is/sigsum/core/sigsum-go/-/issues. and if you wanna file issues without a GitLab account, that's totally fine β€” email sigsum-core-sigsum-go-issues@incoming.glasklar.is and just wait for a maintainer to make the issue public. we got you. πŸ’œ


✨ SEE ALSO ✨

sigsum-key(1) sigsum-monitor(1) sigsum-policy(1) sigsum-submit(1) sigsum-token-create(1) sigsum-token-record(1) sigsum-token-verify(1) sigsum-tools(5) sigsum-verify(1)

the whole friend group, listed out for you πŸ’– go read them, they're all lowkey important.


okay that's the page!! sigsum-token 0.14.1-2, dated June 2026 🌈 that's the version and the date, bestie β€” screenshot it, memorise it, slay. bye!! πŸŽ€βœ¨
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