dropbearkey(1) General Commands Manual dropbearkey(1)
NAME
dropbearkey - create private keys for the use with dropbear(8) or db-
client(1)
SYNOPSIS
dropbearkey -t type -f file [-s bits] [-y]
DESCRIPTION
dropbearkey generates a RSA, DSS, ECDSA, or Ed25519 format SSH private
key, and saves it to a file for the use with the Dropbear client or
server. Note that some SSH implementations use the term "DSA" rather
than "DSS", they mean the same thing.
OPTIONS
-t type
Type of key to generate. Must be one of rsa ecdsa ed25519 or
dss.
-f file
Write the secret key to the file file. For client authentication
~/.ssh/id_dropbear is loaded by default
-s bits
Set the key size to bits bits, should be multiple of 8 (op-
tional).
-y Just print the publickey and fingerprint for the private key in
file.
NOTES
The program dropbearconvert(1) can be used to convert between Dropbear
and OpenSSH key formats.
Dropbear does not support encrypted keys.
EXAMPLE
generate a host-key:
# dropbearkey -t rsa -f /etc/dropbear/dropbear_rsa_host_key
extract a public key suitable for authorized_keys from private key:
# dropbearkey -y -f id_rsa | grep "^ssh-rsa " >> authorized_keys
AUTHOR
Matt Johnston (matt@ucc.asn.au).
Gerrit Pape (pape@smarden.org) wrote this manual page.
SEE ALSO
dropbear(8), dbclient(1), dropbearconvert(1)
https://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/dropbear.html
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