glite-eds-key-register

glite-eds-key-register — Generates an encryption key and registers it in the Hydra KeyStore.

Synopsis

glite-eds-key-register [ -q ] [ -v ] [ -c CIPHER ] [ -k KEYLENGTH ] ID

DESCRIPTION

glite-eds-key-register is a command-line tool for generating encryption key and storing it in the Hydra KeyStore. The key can be deleted by glite-eds-key-unregister.

The client needs to have permission to create new entries inside the Hydra keystore (see 'create_voms_attribute') to perform this operation.

OPTIONS

-q

Quiet operation.

-v

Increases the verbosity level.

-c CIPHER

Cipher name to use. See 'openssl list-cipher-commands' for the available options.

The current default is 'blowfish'.

-k KEYLENGTH

Keylength to use in bits. See 'openssl list-cipher-commands' for the available options.

The current default is 128 bits.

ID

The ID of the key, which can be a logical file name or GUID.