1AUTHVAR(1) General Commands Manual AUTHVAR(1)
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6 authvar - handles authenticated variables for pesign
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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>]
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15 [-S|--sign=<nickname>] [-?|--help] [--usage]
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19 authvar is a command line utility for handling authenticated UEFI vari‐
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28 -d, --certdir=<certificate directory path>
29 specify nss certificate database directory (default:
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71 sign variable with certificate <nickname>
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74 Help options:
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88 June 2015 AUTHVAR(1)