1. ACLI Reference Guide
  2. ACLI Commands A-M
  3. generate-key

generate-key

The generate-key command allows you to generate a security key.

Syntax

generate-key <type>

Arguments

  • <type> - Select the type of key you want to generate. The following is a list of valid security keys.
  • Values:
    • aes-128— Generate an AES 128 bit key
    • aes-256— Generate an AES 256 bit key
    • hmac-sha1— Generate an HMAC SHA1 secret
    • hmac-sha-256— Generate an HMAC SHA-256 secret
    • hmac-sha-384— Generate an HMAC SHA-384 secret
    • hmac-sha-512— Generate an HMAC SHA-512 secret

Mode

Superuser

Example 2-1 Example

ORACLE# generate-key aes-256