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/usr/bin/yubihsm-shell

Interactive and command-line tools (yubihsm-shell, yubihsm-wrap, yubihsm-auth) for the Yubico YubiHSM 2 hardware security module

From yubihsm-shell 2.8.0-r0 (enterprise-packages), captured 2026-11-08 by running yubihsm-shell --help (exit 0). permalink

Usage: yubihsm-shell [OPTION]...

  -a, --action=ENUM             Action to perform  (possible
                                  values="benchmark", "blink-device",
                                  "create-otp-aead", "decrypt-aesccm",
                                  "decrypt-aescbc", "decrypt-aesecb",
                                  "decrypt-oaep", "decrypt-otp",
                                  "decrypt-pkcs1v15", "delete-object",
                                  "derive-ecdh", "encrypt-aesccm",
                                  "encrypt-aescbc", "encrypt-aesecb",
                                  "generate-asymmetric-key",
                                  "generate-csr", "generate-hmac-key",
                                  "generate-otp-aead-key",
                                  "generate-wrap-key",
                                  "generate-symmetric-key",
                                  "get-device-info", "get-logs",
                                  "get-object-info", "get-opaque",
                                  "get-option", "get-pseudo-random",
                                  "get-public-key", "get-storage-info",
                                  "get-template", "get-wrapped",
                                  "get-rsa-wrapped", "get-rsa-wrapped-key",
                                  "get-device-pubkey", "list-objects",
                                  "put-asymmetric-key",
                                  "put-authentication-key", "put-hmac-key",
                                  "put-opaque", "put-option",
                                  "put-otp-aead-key", "put-symmetric-key",
                                  "put-template", "put-wrap-key",
                                  "put-rsa-wrapkey", "put-public-wrapkey",
                                  "put-wrapped", "put-rsa-wrapped",
                                  "put-rsa-wrapped-key",
                                  "randomize-otp-aead", "reset",
                                  "set-log-index",
                                  "sign-attestation-certificate",
                                  "sign-ecdsa", "sign-eddsa",
                                  "sign-hmac", "sign-pkcs1v15",
                                  "sign-pss", "sign-ssh-certificate")
  -p, --password=STRING         Authentication password
      --authkey=SHORT           Authentication key  (default=`1')
  -i, --object-id=SHORT         Object ID  (default=`0')
  -l, --label=STRING            Object label  (default=`')
  -d, --domains=STRING          Object domains
                                  (default=`1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16')
  -c, --capabilities=STRING     Capabilities for an object  (default=`0')
  -t, --object-type=STRING      Object type  (default=`any')
  -y, --ykhsmauth-label=STRING  Credential label on YubiKey (implicitly enables
                                  ykhsmauth)
  -r, --ykhsmauth-reader=STRING Only use a matching YubiKey reader name
                                  (default=`')
      --delegated=STRING        Delegated capabilities  (default=`0')
      --new-password=STRING     New authentication password
  -A, --algorithm=STRING        Operation algorithm  (default=`any')
      --oaep=STRING             OAEP algorithm. Used primarily with asymmetric
                                  wrap  (default=`rsa-oaep-sha256')
      --mgf1=STRING             MGF1 algorithm. Used primarily with asymmetric
                                  wrap  (default=`mgf1-sha256')
      --nonce=INT               OTP nonce
      --iv=STRING               An initialization vector as a hexadecimal
                                  string
      --count=INT               Number of bytes to request  (default=`256')
      --duration=INT            Blink duration in seconds  (default=`10')
      --wrap-id=SHORT           Wrap key ID
      --include-seed            Include seed when exporting an ED25519 key
                                  under wrap  (default=off)
      --template-id=SHORT       Template ID
      --attestation-id=SHORT    Attestation ID
      --log-index=INT           Log index
      --opt-name=STRING         Device option name
      --opt-value=STRING        Device option value
      --with-compression        Compress a X509Certificate before importing it
                                  into the device or detect compressed
                                  certificates when listing objects
                                  (default=off)
  -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/
      --in=STRING               Input data (filename)  (default=`-')
      --out=STRING              Output data (filename)  (default=`-')
      --informat=ENUM           Input format  (possible values="default",
                                  "base64", "binary", "PEM",
                                  "password", "hex", "ASCII"
                                  default=`default')
      --outformat=ENUM          Input and output format  (possible
                                  values="default", "base64", "binary",
                                  "PEM", "hex", "ASCII"
                                  default=`default')
  -f, --config-file=STRING      Configuration file to read  (default=`')
  -C, --connector=STRING        List of connectors to use
      --cacert=STRING           HTTPS cacert for connector
      --cert=STRING             HTTPS client certificate to authenticate with
      --key=STRING              HTTPS client certificate key
      --proxy=STRING            Proxy server to use for connector
      --noproxy=STRING          Comma separated list of hosts ignore proxy for
  -v, --verbose=INT             Print more information  (default=`0')
  -P, --pre-connect             Connect immediately in interactive mode
                                  (default=off)
      --device-pubkey=STRING    List of device public keys allowed for
                                  asymmetric authentication
  -h, --help                    display help and exit
  -V, --version                 output version and exit
Options (44)
OptionDescriptionSource
-a, --action ENUMAction to perform (possible values="benchmark", "blink-device", "create-otp-aead", "decrypt-aesccm", "decrypt-aescbc", "decrypt-aesecb", "decrypt-oaep", "decrypt-otp", "decrypt-pkcs1v15",…help + man
-p, --password STRINGAuthentication passwordhelp + man
--authkey SHORTAuthentication key (default=`1')help + man
-i, --object-id SHORTObject ID (default=`0')help + man
-l, --label STRINGObject label (default=`')help + man
-d, --domains STRINGObject domains (default=`1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16')help + man
-c, --capabilities STRINGCapabilities for an object (default=`0')help + man
-t, --object-type STRINGObject type (default=`any')help + man
-y, --ykhsmauth-label STRINGCredential label on YubiKey (implicitly enables ykhsmauth)help + man
--delegated STRINGDelegated capabilities (default=`0')help + man
--new-password STRINGNew authentication passwordhelp + man
-A, --algorithm STRINGOperation algorithm (default=`any')help + man
--oaep STRINGOAEP algorithm.help + man
--mgf1 STRINGMGF1 algorithm.help + man
--nonce INTOTP noncehelp + man
--iv STRINGAn initialization vector as a hexadecimal stringhelp + man
--count INTNumber of bytes to request (default=`256')help + man
--duration INTBlink duration in seconds (default=`10')help + man
--wrap-id SHORTWrap key IDhelp + man
--include-seedInclude seed when exporting an ED25519 key under wrap (default=off)help + man
--template-id SHORTTemplate IDhelp + man
--attestation-id SHORTAttestation IDhelp + man
--log-index INTLog indexhelp + man
--opt-name STRINGDevice option namehelp + man
--opt-value STRINGDevice option valuehelp + man
--with-compressionCompress a X509Certificate before importing it into the device or detect compressed certificates when listing objects (default=off)help + man
-S, --subject STRINGThe subject to use for certificate request.help + man
--in STRINGInput data (filename) (default=`-')help + man
--out STRINGOutput data (filename) (default=`-')help + man
--informat ENUMInput format (possible values="default", "base64", "binary", "PEM", "password", "hex", "ASCII" default=`default')help + man
--outformat ENUMInput and output format (possible values="default", "base64", "binary", "PEM", "hex", "ASCII" default=`default')help + man
-f, --config-file STRINGConfiguration file to read (default=`')help + man
-C, --connector STRINGList of connectors to usehelp + man
--cacert STRINGHTTPS cacert for connectorhelp + man
--cert STRINGHTTPS client certificate to authenticate withhelp + man
--key STRINGHTTPS client certificate keyhelp + man
--proxy STRINGProxy server to use for connectorhelp + man
--noproxy STRINGComma separated list of hosts ignore proxy forhelp + man
-v, --verbose INTPrint more information (default=`0')help + man
-P, --pre-connectConnect immediately in interactive mode (default=off)help + man
--device-pubkey STRINGList of device public keys allowed for asymmetric authenticationhelp + man
-h, --helpdisplay help and exithelp + man
-V, --versionoutput version and exithelp + man
-r, --ykhsmauth-reader STRING(default=') (in the manual page but not in --help)man

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