1AGE-KEYGEN(1)                                                    AGE-KEYGEN(1)
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NAME

6       age-keygen - generate age(1) key pairs
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SYNOPSIS

9       age-keygen [-o OUTPUT]
10       age-keygen -y [-o OUTPUT] [INPUT]
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DESCRIPTION

13       age-keygen  generates  a  new  native  age(1) key pair, and outputs the
14       identity to standard output or to the OUTPUT file. The output  includes
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17       If  the output is not going to a terminal, age-keygen prints the public
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OPTIONS

21       -o, --output=OUTPUT
22              Write the identity to OUTPUT instead of standard output.
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26       -y     Read an identity file from INPUT or from standard input and out‐
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EXAMPLES

34       Generate a new identity:
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38           $ age-keygen
39           # created: 2021-01-02T15:30:45+01:00
40           # public key: age1lvyvwawkr0mcnnnncaghunadrqkmuf9e6507x9y920xxpp866cnql7dp2z
41           AGE-SECRET-KEY-1N9JEPW6DWJ0ZQUDX63F5A03GX8QUW7PXDE39N8UYF82VZ9PC8UFS3M7XA9
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45       Write a new identity to key.txt:
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50           Public key: age1ql3z7hjy54pw3hyww5ayyfg7zqgvc7w3j2elw8zmrj2kg5sfn9aqmcac8p
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54       Convert an identity to a recipient:
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58           $ age-keygen -y key.txt
59           age1ql3z7hjy54pw3hyww5ayyfg7zqgvc7w3j2elw8zmrj2kg5sfn9aqmcac8p
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SEE ALSO

64       age(1)
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AUTHORS

67       Filippo Valsorda age@filippo.io
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71                                September 2021                   AGE-KEYGEN(1)