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.\"     Title: pkcs11\-ecgen
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.\"      Date: Feb 30, 2012
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.TH "PKCS11\-ECGEN" "8" "Feb 30, 2012" "BIND9" "BIND9"
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.SH "NAME"
pkcs11\-keygen \- generate keys on a PKCS#11 device
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP 14
\fBpkcs11\-keygen\fR {\-a\ \fIalgorithm\fR} [\fB\-b\ \fR\fB\fIkeysize\fR\fR] [\fB\-e\fR] [\fB\-i\ \fR\fB\fIid\fR\fR] [\fB\-m\ \fR\fB\fImodule\fR\fR] [\fB\-P\fR] [\fB\-p\ \fR\fB\fIPIN\fR\fR] [\fB\-q\fR] [\fB\-S\fR] [\fB\-s\ \fR\fB\fIslot\fR\fR] {label}
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
\fBpkcs11\-keygen\fR
causes a PKCS#11 device to generate a new key pair with the given
\fBlabel\fR
(which must be unique) and with
\fBkeysize\fR
bits of prime.
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.PP
\-a \fIalgorithm\fR
.RS 4
Specify the key algorithm class: Supported classes are RSA, DSA, DH, and ECC. In addition to these strings, the
\fBalgorithm\fR
can be specified as a DNSSEC signing algorithm that will be used with this key; for example, NSEC3RSASHA1 maps to RSA, and ECDSAP256SHA256 maps to ECC. The default class is "RSA".
.RE
.PP
\-b \fIkeysize\fR
.RS 4
Create the key pair with
\fBkeysize\fR
bits of prime. For ECC keys, the only valid values are 256 and 384, and the default is 256.
.RE
.PP
\-e
.RS 4
For RSA keys only, use a large exponent.
.RE
.PP
\-i \fIid\fR
.RS 4
Create key objects with id. The id is either an unsigned short 2 byte or an unsigned long 4 byte number.
.RE
.PP
\-m \fImodule\fR
.RS 4
Specify the PKCS#11 provider module. This must be the full path to a shared library object implementing the PKCS#11 API for the device.
.RE
.PP
\-P
.RS 4
Set the new private key to be non\-sensitive and extractable. The allows the private key data to be read from the PKCS#11 device. The default is for private keys to be sensitive and non\-extractable.
.RE
.PP
\-p \fIPIN\fR
.RS 4
Specify the PIN for the device. If no PIN is provided on the command line,
\fBpkcs11\-ecgen\fR
will prompt for it.
.RE
.PP
\-e
.RS 4
Quiet mode: suppress unnecessary output.
.RE
.PP
\-S
.RS 4
For Diffie\-Hellman (DH) keys only, use a special prime of 768, 1024 or 1536 bit size and base (aka generator) 2. If not specified, bit size will default to 1024.
.RE
.PP
\-s \fIslot\fR
.RS 4
Open the session with the given PKCS#11 slot. The default is slot 0.
.RE
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP
\fBpkcs11\-rsagen\fR(3),
\fBpkcs11\-dsagen\fR(3),
\fBpkcs11\-list\fR(3),
\fBpkcs11\-destroy\fR(3),
\fBdnssec\-keyfromlabel\fR(3),
.SH "AUTHOR"
.PP
Internet Systems Consortium
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
Copyright \(co 2012 Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. ("ISC")
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