ipsec pki --gen¶

Synopsis¶

pki --gen [--type rsa|ecdsa] [--size bits] [--outform der|pem]

           --help     (-h)  show usage information
           --type     (-t)  type of key, default: rsa
           --size     (-s)  keylength in bits, default: rsa 2048, ecdsa 384
           --outform  (-f)  encoding of generated private key, default: der
           --debug    (-v)  set debug level, default: 1
           --options  (-+)  read command line options from file

Description¶

Generate a new RSA or ECDSA private key.

Examples¶

• Generate a 3072 bit RSA private key

pki --gen --size 3072 > myKey.der

• Generate a 256 bit ECDSA private key

pki --gen --type ecdsa --size 256 > myKey.der