keyctl
Manipulate the Linux kernel keyring. More information: https://manned.org/keyctl.
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List keys in a specific keyring:
keyctl list {{target_keyring}}
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List current keys in the user default session:
keyctl list {{@us}}
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Store a key in a specific keyring:
keyctl add {{type_keyring}} {{key_name}} {{key_value}} {{target_keyring}}
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Store a key with its value from
stdin
:
echo -n {{key_value}} | keyctl padd {{type_keyring}} {{key_name}} {{target_keyring}}
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Put a timeout on a key:
keyctl timeout {{key_name}} {{timeout_in_seconds}}
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Read a key and format it as a hex-dump if not printable:
keyctl read {{key_name}}
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Read a key and format as-is:
keyctl pipe {{key_name}}
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Revoke a key and prevent any further action on it:
keyctl revoke {{key_name}}
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