1dropbearkey(1)              General Commands Manual             dropbearkey(1)
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NAME

6       dropbearkey  -  create  private  keys  for  the use with dropbear(8) or
7       dbclient(1)
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SYNOPSIS

10       dropbearkey -t type -f file [-s bits] [-y]
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DESCRIPTION

13       dropbearkey generates a RSA, DSS, or ECDSA format SSH private key,  and
14       saves  it  to  a  file  for the use with the Dropbear client or server.
15       Note that some SSH implementations  use  the  term  "DSA"  rather  than
16       "DSS", they mean the same thing.
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OPTIONS

19       -t type
20              Type of key to generate.  Must be one of rsa ecdsa or dss.
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22       -f file
23              Write the secret key to the file file. For client authentication
24              ~/.ssh/id_dropbear is loaded by default
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27              Set the  key  size  to  bits  bits,  should  be  multiple  of  8
28              (optional).
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30       -y     Just  print the publickey and fingerprint for the private key in
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NOTES

34       The program dropbearconvert(1) can be used to convert between  Dropbear
35       and OpenSSH key formats.
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37       Dropbear does not support encrypted keys.
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EXAMPLE

40       generate a host-key:
41        # dropbearkey -t rsa -f /etc/dropbear/dropbear_rsa_host_key
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43       extract a public key suitable for authorized_keys from private key:
44        # dropbearkey -y -f id_rsa | grep "^ssh-rsa " >> authorized_keys
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AUTHOR

47       Matt Johnston (matt@ucc.asn.au).
48       Gerrit Pape (pape@smarden.org) wrote this manual page.
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SEE ALSO

51       dropbear(8), dbclient(1), dropbearconvert(1)
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53       https://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/dropbear.html
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