kes identity new

Overview

Create a new KES identity.

You cannot add identities to a stateless KES implementation with this command. Instead, define the identities for stateless implementations in the config file.

The output of the command resembles the following:

Your API key:

   kes:v1:ABuhW1PU/dL1VL41trsQJzYYFMV5FfAcoF7NHu1U9ckk

This is the only time it is shown. Keep it secret and secure!

Your Identity:

   5f1c9dfec3a190f8c3f07d417c223243042fdf8a1df08cfc952a57ee5dc7288e

The identity is not a secret. It can be shared. Any peer
needs this identity in order to verify your API key.

The identity can be computed again via:

    kes identity of kes:v1:ABuhW1PU/dL1VL41trsQJzYYFMV5FfAcoF7NHu1U9ckk

Syntax

kes identity new [–cert ] [–dns ] [–encrypt] [–expiry ] [–force, -f] [–ip ] [–key ] []

Parameters

`--cert`

Optional

Path to the public certificate for the new identity.

Use with the --key flag.

`--dns`

Optional

Specify a domain name to use as a subject alternate name (SAN) for the identity. You can repeat the flag to add multiple domain names as SANs.

Requires the --key and --cert flags.

`--encrypt`

Encrypt the private key with a password.

Requires the --key and --cert flags.

`--expiry`

Number of hours in #h format until the certificate expires.

Requires the --key and --cert flags.

If not specified, the certificate expires in 720h (30 days).

`--force, -f`

Optional

Overwrite any existing private key or certificate that may exist for the identity.

`--ip`

Optional

Specify an IPv4 address to use as a subject alternate name (SAN) for the identity. You can repeat the flag to add multiple IPs as SANs.

Requires the --key and --cert flags.

`--key`

Optional

Specify the path to the file for the private key to use for the new identity.

Use with the --cert flag.

`subject`

Optional

The name to use for the identity. If not specified, KES automatically generates an identity.

Examples

Create an identity with the default expiration that uses the default path for the key and certificate locations.

$ kes identity new

Create an identity that uses either of two IP addresses as a subject alternate name (SAN).

$ kes identity new --ip "192.168.0.182" --ip "10.0.0.92" Client-1

Create an encrypted identity that expires in the default time of 30 days.

$ kes identity new --key client1.key --cert client1.crt --encrypt Client-1

Create an encrypted identity, Client-365, that expires in 1 year (8760 hours).

$ kes identity new --key server.key --cert server.crt --encrypt --expiry 8760h