step crypto nacl box keypair

Name

step crypto nacl box keypair -- generate a key for use with seal and open

Usage

step crypto nacl box keypair <pub-file> <priv-file>

Description

Generates a new public/private keypair suitable for use with seal and open. The private key is encrypted using a password in a nacl secretbox.

This command uses an implementation of NaCl's crypto_box_keypair function.

For examples, see step help crypto nacl box.

Positional arguments

pub-file The path to write the public key.

priv-file The path to write the encrypted private key.

Options

-f, --force Force the overwrite of files without asking.