dropbearkey(1)

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NAME

6       dropbearkey  -  create  private  keys  for  the use with dropbear(8) or
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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, ECDSA, or Ed25519 format SSH  private
14       key,  and  saves  it  to a file for the use with the Dropbear client or
15       server.  Note that some SSH implementations use the term  "DSA"  rather
16       than "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 ed25519 or
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23       -f file
24              Write the secret key to the file file. For client authentication
25              ~/.ssh/id_dropbear is loaded by default
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27       -s bits
28              Set  the  key  size  to  bits  bits,  should  be  multiple  of 8
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31       -y     Just print the publickey and fingerprint for the private key  in
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NOTES

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

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

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