astgenkey -- generates keys for for Asterisk IAX2 RSA authentication

astgenkey [ -q ] [ -n ] [ keyname ]

genzaptelconf This script generates an RSA private and public key pair in PEM format for use by Asterisk. The private key should be kept a secret, as it can be used to fake your system's identity. Thus by default (without the option -n ) the script will create a passphrase-encrypted copy of your secret key: without entering the passphrase you won't be able to use it.

However if you want to use such a key with Asterisk, you'll have to start it interactively, because the scripts that start asterisk can't use that encrypted key.

The key is identified by a name. If you don't write the name on the command-line you'll be prompted for one. The outputs of the script are:

name.pub The public key: not secret. Send this to the other side.

name.key The private key: secret.

Those files should be copied to /var/lib/asterisk/keys

(The private key: on your system. The public key: on other systems)

To see the currently-installed keys from the asterisk CLI, use the command

show keys

-q Run quietly.

-n Don't encrypt the private key.

/var/lib/asterisk/keys

asterisk(8), genrsa(1), rsa(1),

http://www.voip-info.org/wiki-Asterisk+iax+rsa+auth

This manual page was written by Tzafrir Cohen <tzafrir.cohen@xorcom.com> Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 2 any later version published by the Free Software Foundation.

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