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5 <!ENTITY % aptent SYSTEM "apt.ent">
6 %aptent;
7
8 ]>
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>export <replaceable>keyid</replaceable></term>
67 <listitem>
68 <para>
69
70 Output the key <replaceable>keyid</replaceable> to standard output.
71
72 </para>
73
74 </listitem>
75 </varlistentry>
76
77 <varlistentry><term>exportall</term>
78 <listitem>
79 <para>
80
81 Output all trusted keys to standard output.
82
83 </para>
84
85 </listitem>
86 </varlistentry>
87
88 <varlistentry><term>list</term>
89 <listitem>
90 <para>
91
92 List trusted keys.
93
94 </para>
95
96 </listitem>
97 </varlistentry>
98
99 <varlistentry><term>finger</term>
100 <listitem>
101 <para>
102
103 List fingerprints of trusted keys.
104
105 </para>
106
107 </listitem>
108 </varlistentry>
109
110 <varlistentry><term>adv</term>
111 <listitem>
112 <para>
113
114 Pass advanced options to gpg. With adv --recv-key you can download the
115 public key.
116
117 </para>
118
119 </listitem>
120 </varlistentry>
121
122 <varlistentry><term>update</term>
123 <listitem>
124 <para>
125
126 Update the local keyring with the keyring of Debian archive
127 keys and removes from the keyring the archive keys which are no
128 longer valid.
129
130 </para>
131
132 </listitem>
133 </varlistentry>
134 </variablelist>
135 </refsect1>
136
137 <refsect1><title>Files</title>
138 <variablelist>
139 <varlistentry><term><filename>/etc/apt/trusted.gpg</filename></term>
140 <listitem><para>Keyring of local trusted keys, new keys will be added here.</para></listitem>
141 </varlistentry>
142
143 <varlistentry><term><filename>/etc/apt/trustdb.gpg</filename></term>
144 <listitem><para>Local trust database of archive keys.</para></listitem>
145 </varlistentry>
146
147 <varlistentry><term><filename>/usr/share/keyrings/debian-archive-keyring.gpg</filename></term>
148 <listitem><para>Keyring of Debian archive trusted keys.</para></listitem>
149 </varlistentry>
150
151 <varlistentry><term><filename>/usr/share/keyrings/debian-archive-removed-keys.gpg</filename></term>
152 <listitem><para>Keyring of Debian archive removed trusted keys.</para></listitem>
153 </varlistentry>
154
155
156
157 </variablelist>
158
159 </refsect1>
160
161 <refsect1><title>See Also</title>
162 <para>
163 &apt-get;, &apt-secure;
164 </para>
165 </refsect1>
166
167 &manbugs;
168 &manauthor;
169
170 </refentry>
171