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WG-KEYGEN(8)                System Manager's Manual               WG-KEYGEN(8)

NAME
     wg-keygen - generate keys for wg interfaces

SYNOPSIS
     wg-keygen
     wg-keygen --pub
     wg-keygen --psk

DESCRIPTION
     wg-keygen generates keys for wg(4).

     wg-keygen
           Generate a private key and print it to standard output.

     wg-keygen --pub
           Read a private key from standard input, and print the corresponding
           public key to standard output.

     wg-keygen --psk
           Generate a preshared key and print it to standard output.

EXAMPLES
     See wg(4) for example usage.

SEE ALSO
     wg(4), wgconfig(8)

HISTORY
     The wg-keygen command first appeared in NetBSD 10.0.

AUTHORS
     The wg-keygen command was written by Ryota Ozaki <ozaki.ryota@gmail.com>.

NetBSD 11.99                    August 20, 2020                   NetBSD 11.99