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dropbearkey(1)							dropbearkey(1)

NAME
       dropbearkey  -  create  private	keys  for  the use with dropbear(8) or
       dbclient(1)

SYNOPSIS
       dropbearkey -t type -f file [-s bits] [-y]

DESCRIPTION
       dropbearkey generates a RSA, DSS, or ECDSA 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 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
	      (optional).

       -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

								dropbearkey(1)

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