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pkictl
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Pkictl can be used to manage the lifecycle of keys and certificates.
Its main purpose is the creation of certificates and control through rules of the
certification process. But it can also be used to sign and verify messages based
on private/public keys.
The focus is on easy commands with clear error messages to make work for the admin
or user as easy as possible. But it can also be used in scripts to implement
automated workflows.
features
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The following commnds will be implemented:
* create private key (RSA or ECDSA)
* create public key based on private key
* sign a message using a private key
* verify a message using a public key
* create a certificate sign request using a private key (WIP)
* create a certificate using a CSR (not implemented)
* show information about a CSR/private key/... (not implemented)
* verify certificate against rules and CSR (not implemented)
Installation
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The project can be built with
go build
from the main directory. This will create the binary `pkictl`.
Usage
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### print all commands
To print all commands, use
# ./pkictl
Usage: pkictl command args
where 'command' is one of:
create-private create a new private key
create-public create a public key from a private one
create-cert-sign create a new certificate sign request
help show this help
info get info on a file
sign sign a certificate request
sign-input sign a message with a private key
verify-signature verify a signature
Print the help for a command:
./pkictl create-public --help
Usage of create-public:
-output="STDOUT": path where the generated public key should be stored
-private-key="": path to the private key file
Contributing
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The best way to contribute is to use [github.com/gibheer/pkictl](https://github.com/gibheer/pkictl).
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