1AUTHVAR(1)                  General Commands Manual                 AUTHVAR(1)
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NAME

6       authvar - handles authenticated variables for pesign
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SYNOPSIS

10       authvar [-?] [-a|--append] [-d|--certdir=<certificate directory path>]
11               [-c|--clear] [-s|--set] [-N|--namespace={<namespace>|<guid>}]
12               [-n|--name=<name>] [-t|--timestamp=<time>] [-v|--value=<value>]
13               [-f|--valuefile=<file>]                    [-i|--import=<file>]
14       [-e|--export=<file>]
15               [-S|--sign=<nickname>] [-?|--help] [--usage]
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DESCRIPTION

19       authvar is a command line utility for handling authenticated UEFI vari‐
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OPTIONS

24       -a, --append
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29              specify    nss    certificate   database   directory   (default:
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SEE ALSO

84       pesign(1)
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88                                   June 2015                        AUTHVAR(1)
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