docker trust key load

Description

Load a private key file for signing

Usage

docker trust key load [OPTIONS] KEYFILE

Extended description

docker trust key load adds private keys to the local docker trust keystore.

To add a signer to a repository use docker trust signer add.

For example uses of this command, refer to the examples section below.

Options

Name, shorthand Default Description
--name signer Name for the loaded key

Examples

Load a single private key

For a private key alice.pem with permissions -rw-------

$ docker trust key load alice.pem

Loading key from "alice.pem"...
Enter passphrase for new signer key with ID f8097df:
Repeat passphrase for new signer key with ID f8097df:
Successfully imported key from alice.pem

To specify a name use the --name flag:

$ docker trust key load --name alice-key alice.pem

Loading key from "alice.pem"...
Enter passphrase for new alice-key key with ID f8097df:
Repeat passphrase for new alice-key key with ID f8097df:
Successfully imported key from alice.pem

Parent command

Command Description
docker trust key Manage keys for signing Docker images
Command Description
docker trust key generate Generate and load a signing key-pair
docker trust key load Load a private key file for signing