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This article describes the syntax for how to generate an AES or 3DES key. The hwsetup command line tool, included in Nexus Certificate Manager (CM), is used.
Syntax
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hwsetup -libname <pkcs11lib> [-slot <slot#>] [-id <CKA_ID>] [-label <CKA_LABEL>] [-login user|so] [-pin <PIN>] [-nopinpad] -genkey <key type> [-force] |
Options and arguments
For a description of the options libname, slot, pin, nopinpad, id, noid, label, login, extractable and force and their arguments, see Generate DSA/EC/RSA key pair.
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| genkey <key type> | Use this option to generate a symmetric key. Replace Default: DES3 |
Examples
To generate an AES 128-bit key:
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hwsetup -libname crypto -slot 1 -pin abcd -genkey AES -label "An AES-128 key" |
To generate a 3DES key:
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hwsetup -libname crypto -slot 1 -pin abcd -genkey DES3 -label "A 3DES key" |
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