apk-keys(5) File Formats Manual apk-keys(5)

# [NAME](#NAME)

**/etc/apk/keys** - cryptographic keys trusted by apk

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

The **/etc/apk/keys** directory stores RSA public keys which are trusted by apk to verify cryptographic signatures for packages. To trust a new key, simply add the armored public key to this directory. See [**abuild-keygen**(1)](/man/os/apk-tools/abuild-keygen.1) for information on generating new keys, [**abuild-sign**(1)](/man/os/apk-tools/abuild-sign.1) for using these keys to sign files, and [**apk-verify**(8)](/man/os/apk-tools/apk-verify.8) for verifying keys against the apk trust store.

2026-10-27

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Document: apk-keys(5) from apk-tools 2.14.12-r0 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/apk-tools.git