ndnsec-export

Synopsis

ndnsec-export [-h] [-o file] [-P passphrase] identity

Description

ndnsec-export exports the default certificate of identity and its private key to a file. It will ask for a passphrase to encrypt the private key. The resulting file can be imported again using ndnsec-import.

Options

-o <file>, --output <file>

Write to the specified output file instead of the standard output.

-P <passphrase>, --password <passphrase>

Passphrase to use for the export. If empty or not specified, the user is interactively asked to type the passphrase on the terminal. Note that specifying the passphrase via this option is insecure, as it can potentially end up in the shell’s history, be visible in ps output, and so on.

Example

Export an identity’s default certificate and private key into a file:

$ ndnsec-export -o alice.ndnkey /ndn/test/alice

Export an identity’s default certificate and private key to the standard output:

$ ndnsec-export /ndn/test/alice