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tpmtool(1)			  User Commands 		      tpmtool(1)

NAME
     tpmtool - GnuTLS TPM tool

SYNOPSIS
     tpmtool [-flags] [-flag [value]] [--option-name[[=| ]value]]

     All arguments must be options.

DESCRIPTION
     Program that allows handling cryptographic data from the TPM chip.

OPTIONS
     -d num, --debug=num Enable debugging.  This option takes an integer number
     as its argument.  The value of num is constrained to being:
	 in the range 0 through 9999

     Specifies the debug level.

     --infile=file Input file.

     --outfile=str Output file.

     --generate-rsa Generate an RSA private-public key pair.

     Generates	an  RSA private-public key pair in the TPM chip.  The key may be
     stored in file system and protected by a PIN, or stored (registered) in the
     TPM chip flash.

     --register Any generated key will be registered in the  TPM.   This  option
     must appear in combination with the following options: generate-rsa.

     --signing	Any  generated	key will be a signing key.  This option must not
     appear in combination with any of the following options: legacy.  This  op-
     tion must appear in combination with the following options: generate-rsa.

     --legacy  Any generated key will be a legacy key.	This option must not ap-
     pear in combination with any of the following options: signing.   This  op-
     tion must appear in combination with the following options: generate-rsa.

     --user  Any registered key will be a user key.  This option must not appear
     in combination with any of the following options: system.	This option must
     appear in combination with the following options: register.

     The generated key will be stored in a user specific persistent storage.

     --system Any registered key will be a system key.	This option must not ap-
     pear in combination with any of the following options: user.   This  option
     must appear in combination with the following options: register.

     The generated key will be stored in system persistent storage.

     --pubkey=url Prints the public key of the provided key.

     --list Lists all stored keys in the TPM.

     --delete=url Delete the key identified by the given URL (UUID).

     --test-sign=url Tests the signature operation of the provided object.

     It  can  be  used to test the correct operation of the signature operation.
     This operation will sign and verify the signed data.

     --sec-param=security parameter Specify the  security  level  [low,  legacy,
     medium, high, ultra].

     This  is  alternative  to the bits option. Note however that the values al-
     lowed by the TPM chip are quantized and given values may be rounded up.

     --bits=num Specify the number of bits for key generate.  This option  takes
     an integer number as its argument.

     --inder,  --no-inder  Use	the DER format for keys.  The no-inder form will
     disable the option.

     The input files will be assumed to be in the portable DER	format	of  TPM.
     The default format is a custom format used by various TPM tools

     --outder,	--no-outder  Use DER format for output keys.  The no-outder form
     will disable the option.

     The output will be in the TPM portable DER format.

     --srk-well-known SRK has well known password (20 bytes of zeros).

     -v arg, --version=arg Output version of program and exit.	The default mode
     is `v', a simple version.	The `c' mode will  print  copyright  information
     and `n' will print the full copyright notice.

     -h, --help Display usage information and exit.

     -!, --more-help Pass the extended usage information through a pager.

     EXAMPLES
	    To generate a key that is to be stored in file system use:
		$ tpmtool --generate-rsa --bits 2048 --outfile tpmkey.pem

	    To generate a key that is to be stored in TPM's flash use:
		$ tpmtool --generate-rsa --bits 2048 --register --user

	    To get the public key of a TPM key use:
		$ tpmtool --pubkey tpmkey:uuid=58ad734b-bde6-45c7-89d8-756a55ad1891;storage=user	   --outfile pubkey.pem

	    or if the key is stored in the file system:
		$ tpmtool --pubkey tpmkey:file=tmpkey.pem --outfile pubkey.pem

	    To list all keys stored in TPM use:
		$ tpmtool --list

EXIT STATUS
     One of the following exit values will be returned:

     0	(EXIT_SUCCESS) Successful program execution.

     1	(EXIT_FAILURE) The operation failed or the command syntax was not valid.

     SEE ALSO
	    p11tool (1), certtool (1)

AUTHORS
COPYRIGHT
     Copyright	(C)  2020-2023	Free  Software	Foundation,  and others all
     rights reserved.  This program is released under the terms of the	GNU
     General Public License, version 3 or later

BUGS
     Please send bug reports to: bugs@gnutls.org

3.8.13				   29 Apr 2026			      tpmtool(1)

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