R""( # Examples * Generate a new secret key: ```console # nix key generate-secret --key-name cache.example.org-1 > ./secret-key ``` We can then use this key to sign the closure of the Hello package: ```console # nix build nixpkgs#hello # nix store sign-paths --key-file ./secret-key --recursive ./result ``` Finally, we can verify the store paths using the corresponding public key: ``` # nix store verify --trusted-public-keys $(nix key convert-secret-to-public < ./secret-key) ./result ``` # Description This command generates a new Ed25519 secret key for signing store paths and prints it on standard output. Use `nix key convert-secret-to-public` to get the corresponding public key for verifying signed store paths. The mandatory argument `--key-name` specifies a key name (such as `cache.example.org-1). It is used to look up keys on the client when it verifies signatures. It can be anything, but it’s suggested to use the host name of your cache (e.g. `cache.example.org`) with a suffix denoting the number of the key (to be incremented every time you need to revoke a key). # Format Both secret and public keys are represented as the key name followed by a base-64 encoding of the Ed25519 key data, e.g. ``` cache.example.org-0:E7lAO+MsPwTFfPXsdPtW8GKui/5ho4KQHVcAGnX+Tti1V4dUxoVoqLyWJ4YESuZJwQ67GVIksDt47og+tPVUZw== ``` )""