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# `salt-key`

## Synopsis

salt-key [ options ]

## Description

Salt-key executes simple management of Salt server public keys used for authentication.

## Options

`-h````,` `--help```

  Print a usage message briefly summarizing these command-line options.

`-l````,` `--list```

  List the unaccepted minion public keys.

`-L````,` `--list-all```

  List all public keys on this Salt master: accepted, pending, and rejected.

`-a` `ACCEPT``,` `--accept``=ACCEPT`

  Accept the named minion public key for command execution.

`-A````,` `--accept-all```

  Accepts all pending public keys.

`-r` `REJECT``,` `--reject``=REJECT`

  Reject the named minion public key.

`-R````,` `--reject-all```

  Rejects all pending public keys.

`-d` `DELETE``,` `--delete``=DELETE`

  Delete the named minion key or minion keys matching a glob for command execution.

`-D````,` `--delete-all```

  Delete all keys

`-c` `CONFIG``,` `--config``=CONFIG`

  The master configuration file needs to be read to determine where the Salt keys are stored via the pki_dir configuration value; default=/etc/salt/master

`-p` `PRINT``,` `--print``=PRINT`

  Print the specified public key

`-P````,` `--print-all```

  Print all public keys

`-q````,` `--quiet```

  Supress output

`-y````,` `--yes```

  Answer 'Yes' to all questions presented, defaults to False

`--key-logfile``=KEY_LOGFILE`

  Send all output to a file. Default is /var/log/salt/key

`--gen-keys``=GEN_KEYS`

  Set a name to generate a keypair for use with salt

`--gen-keys-dir``=GEN_KEYS_DIR`

  Set the directory to save the generated keypair. Only works with 'gen_keys_dir' option; default is the current directory.

`--keysize``=KEYSIZE`

  Set the keysize for the generated key, only works with the '--gen-keys' option, the key size must be 2048 or higher, otherwise it will be rounded up to 2048. The default is 2048.

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