yubico-piv-tool(1) Yubico PIV tool

SYNOPSIS

yubico-piv-tool [OPTIONS]...

DESCRIPTION

yubico-piv-tool 1.0.3
-h, --help
Print help and exit
--full-help
Print help, including hidden options, and exit
-V, --version
Print version and exit
-v, --verbose[=INT]
Print more information (default=`0')
-r, --reader=STRING
Only use a matching reader (default=`Yubikey')
-k, --key=STRING
Authentication key to use (default=`010203040506070801020304050607080102030405060708')
-a, --action=ENUM
Action to take (possible values="version", "generate", "set-mgm-key", "reset", "pin-retries", "import-key", "import-certificate", "set-chuid", "request-certificate", "verify-pin", "change-pin", "change-puk", "unblock-pin", "selfsign-certificate", "delete-certificate", "read-certificate", "status", "test-signature", "test-decipher")
Multiple actions may be given at once and will be executed in order for example --action=verify-pin --action=request-certificate
-s, --slot=ENUM
What key slot to operate on (possible values="9a", "9c", "9d", "9e")
9a is for PIV Authentication 9c is for Digital Signature (PIN always checked) 9d is for Key Management 9e is for Card Authentication (PIN never checked)
-A, --algorithm=ENUM
What algorithm to use (possible values="RSA1024", "RSA2048", "ECCP256" default=`RSA2048')
-H, --hash=ENUM
Hash to use for signatures (possible values="SHA1", "SHA256", "SHA512" default=`SHA256')
-n, --new-key=STRING
New authentication key to use
--pin-retries=INT
Number of retries before the pin code is blocked
--puk-retries=INT
Number of retries before the puk code is blocked
-i, --input=STRING
Filename to use as input, - for stdin (default=`-')
-o, --output=STRING
Filename to use as output, - for stdout (default=`-')
-K, --key-format=ENUM
Format of the key being read/written (possible values="PEM", "PKCS12", "GZIP", "DER" default=`PEM')
-p, --password=STRING
Password for decryption of private key file
-S, --subject=STRING
The subject to use for certificate request
The subject must be written as: /CN=host.example.com/OU=test/O=example.com/
-P, --pin=STRING
Pin/puk code for verification
-N, --new-pin=STRING
New pin/puk code for changing

EXAMPLES

For more information about what's happening --verbose can be added to any command. For much more information --verbose=2 may be used.

Display what version of the applet is running on the YubiKey Neo:


   yubico-piv-tool -a version

Generate a new ECC-P256 key on device in slot 9a, will print the public key on stdout:


   yubico-piv-tool -s 9a -A ECCP256 -a generate

Generate a certificate request with public key from stdin, will print the resulting request on stdout:


   yubico-piv-tool -s 9a -S '/CN=foo/OU=test/O=example.com/' -P 123456 \
     -a verify -a request

Generate a self-signed certificate with public key from stdin, will print the certificate, for later import, on stdout:


   yubico-piv-tool -s 9a -S '/CN=bar/OU=test/O=example.com/' -P 123456 \
     -a verify -a selfsign

Import a certificate from stdin:


   yubico-piv-tool -s 9a -a import-certificate

Set a random chuid, import a key and import a certificate from a PKCS12 file with password test, into slot 9c:


   yubico-piv-tool -s 9c -i test.pfx -K PKCS12 -p test -a set-chuid \
     -a import-key -a import-cert

Import a certificate which is larger than 2048 bytes and thus requires compression in order to fit:


  openssl x509 -in cert.pem -outform DER | gzip -9 > der.gz
  yubico-piv-tool -s 9c -i der.gz -K GZIP -a import-cert

Change the management key used for administrative authentication:


   yubico-piv-tool -n 0807605403020108070605040302010807060504030201 \
     -a set-mgm-key

Delete a certificate in slot 9a:


  yubico-piv-tool -a delete-certificate -s 9a

Show some information on certificates and other data:


  yubico-piv-tool -a status

Read out the certificate from a slot and then run a signature test:


  yubico-piv-tool -a read-cert -s 9a
  yubico-piv-tool -a verify-pin -P 123456 -a test-signature -s 9a