Running the ctmkeygen utility

This procedure describes how to run the ctmkeygen utility, which generate SSH private and public key pairs. The ctmkeygen utility can be run either in interactive mode or batch invocation.

To run the utility:

1. Do one of the following:
   • UNIX: Log on to a Control-M/Server account
   • Windows: Open a command prompt window where Control-M/Server is installed.
2. Type one of the following commands:
   • Interactive mode:

     ctmkeygen

     The Control-M Key Generator Utility menu is displayed. The options in this menu and in all other menus provided by this utility can be selected by typing the option number or command letter and pressing <Enter>.

   • Batch mode: Specify one of the following commands:
     • ctmkeygen -action add -name <logicalKeyName> -passphrase <keyPassphrase> -type rsa|dsa -bits 512|768|1024|2048|3072 -format openssh|ssh2 -path <publicKeyPath>
     • ctmkeygen -action update -name <logicalKeyName> -passphrase <keyPassphrase> [-type rsa|dsa] [-bits 512|768|1024|2048|3072] [-format openssh|ssh2] -path <publicKeyPath>
     • ctmkeygen -action delete -name <logicalKeyName> -passphrase <keyPassphrase>
     • ctmkeygen -action list
     • ctmkeygen -action export -filename <exportFileName>
     • ctmkeygen -action import -filename <importFileName> -data append|truncate
     • ctmkeygen help

For the Control-M parameter name, see Parameter name cross references. For more details on the ctmkeygen utility see ctmkeygen utility actions, ctmkeygen utility parameters and Copying public keys to the SSH server.