doc/apt-key.8.xml

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   5 <!ENTITY % aptent SYSTEM "apt.ent">
   6 %aptent;
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   9
  10 <refentry>
  11  &apt-docinfo;
  12
  13  <refmeta>
  14    <refentrytitle>apt-key</refentrytitle>
  15    <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
  16  </refmeta>
  17
  18  <!-- Man page title -->
  19  <refnamediv>
  20     <refname>apt-key</refname>
  21     <refpurpose>APT key management utility</refpurpose>
  22  </refnamediv>
  23
  24  <!-- Arguments -->
  25  <refsynopsisdiv>
  26    <cmdsynopsis>
  27       <command>apt-key</command>
  28       <arg><replaceable>command</replaceable>/</arg>
  29       <arg rep="repeat"><option><replaceable>arguments</replaceable></option></arg>
  30    </cmdsynopsis>
  31  </refsynopsisdiv>
  32
  33  <refsect1><title>Description</title>
  34    <para>
  35    <command>apt-key</command> is used to manage the list of keys used
  36    by apt to authenticate packages.  Packages which have been
  37    authenticated using these keys will be considered trusted.
  38    </para>
  39 </refsect1>
  40
  41 <refsect1><title>Commands</title>
  42    <variablelist>
  43      <varlistentry><term>add <replaceable>filename</replaceable></term>
  44      <listitem>
  45      <para>
  46
  47        Add a new key to the list of trusted keys.  The key is read
  48        from <replaceable>filename</replaceable>, or standard input if
  49        <replaceable>filename</replaceable> is <literal>-</literal>.
  50      </para>
  51
  52      </listitem>
  53      </varlistentry>
  54
  55      <varlistentry><term>del <replaceable>keyid</replaceable></term>
  56      <listitem>
  57      <para>
  58
  59        Remove a key from the list of trusted keys.
  60
  61      </para>
  62
  63      </listitem>
  64      </varlistentry>
  65
  66      <varlistentry><term>list</term>
  67      <listitem>
  68      <para>
  69
  70        List trusted keys.
  71
  72      </para>
  73
  74      </listitem>
  75      </varlistentry>
  76
  77      <varlistentry><term>update</term>
  78      <listitem>
  79      <para>
  80
  81        Update the local keyring with the keyring of Debian archive
  82        keys and removes from the keyring the archive keys which are no
  83        longer valid.
  84
  85      </para>
  86
  87      </listitem>
  88      </varlistentry>
  89    </variablelist>
  90 </refsect1>
  91
  92  <refsect1><title>Files</title>
  93    <variablelist>
  94      <varlistentry><term><filename>/etc/apt/trusted.gpg</filename></term>
  95      <listitem><para>Keyring of local trusted keys, new keys will be added here.</para></listitem>
  96      </varlistentry>
  97
  98      <varlistentry><term><filename>/etc/apt/trustdb.gpg</filename></term>
  99      <listitem><para>Local trust database of archive keys.</para></listitem>
 100      </varlistentry>
 101
 102      <varlistentry><term><filename>/usr/share/keyrings/debian-archive-keyring.gpg</filename></term>
 103      <listitem><para>Keyring of Debian archive trusted keys.</para></listitem>
 104      </varlistentry>
 105
 106      <varlistentry><term><filename>/usr/share/keyrings/debian-archive-removed-keys.gpg</filename></term>
 107      <listitem><para>Keyring of Debian archive removed trusted keys.</para></listitem>
 108      </varlistentry>
 109
 110
 111
 112    </variablelist>
 113
 114 </refsect1>
 115
 116 <refsect1><title>See Also</title>
 117 <para>
 118 &apt-get;, &apt-secure;
 119 </para>
 120 </refsect1>
 121
 122  &manbugs;
 123  &manauthor;
 124
 125 </refentry>
 126