lsh-writekey - Keypair split/store handler.

lsh-writekey [OPTION...]

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Splits a keypair in one private and one public file, optionally encrypting the private file using a passphrase.

Common usage is to pipe the output from lsh-keygen into this program.

-c, --crypto=Algorithm

Encryption algorithm for the private key file.

-i, --iteration-count=PKCS#5 iteration count

Default is 1500

-l, --label=Text

Unencrypted label for the key. -o, --output-file=Filename Default is ~/.lsh/identity -p, --passphrase=Password

--server

Use the server's seed-file, and change the default output file to /etc/lsh_host_key'.

--debug

Print huge amounts of debug information

--log-file=File name

Append messages to this file.

-q, --quiet

Suppress all warnings and diagnostic messages

--trace

Detailed trace

-v, --verbose

Verbose diagnostic messages

-?, --help

Give this help list

--usage

Give a short usage message

-V, --version

Print program version

Mandatory or optional arguments to long options are also mandatory or optional for any corresponding short options.

See the --verbose , --trace and --debug options.

Report bugs to <bug-lsh@gnu.org>.

The lsh suite of programs is distributed under the GNU General Public License; see the COPYING and AUTHORS files in the source distribution for details.

The lsh program suite is written mainly by Niels M[:o]ller <nisse@lysator.liu.se>.

This man-page was written for lsh 2.0 by Pontus Freyhult <pont_lsh@soua.net>, it is based on a template written by J.H.M. Dassen (Ray) <jdassen@wi.LeidenUniv.nl>.

DSA(5), lsh(1), lsh-authorize(1), lsh-decode-key(1), lsh-export-key(1), lsh-keygen(1), lsh-make-seed(1), lsh-upgrade(1), lsh-upgrade-key(1), lshd(8), secsh(5), SHA(5), SPKI(5), ssh-conv(1)

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