.. _confluent_secret_master_key_generate:

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confluent secret master-key generate
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Description
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This command generates a master key. This key is used for encryption and decryption of configuration values.

For additional usage information and examples, see the :ref:`secrets documentation <secrets>`.

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    confluent secret master-key generate [flags]
    
Flags
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      --passphrase string           The key passphrase. To pipe from stdin use "-", e.g. "--passphrase -";
                                    to read from a file use "@<path-to-file>", e.g. "--passphrase @/User/bob/secret.properties".
      --local-secrets-file string   Path to the local encrypted configuration properties file.
      -h, --help   Print command information.

Global Flags
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  -v, --verbose count   Increase verbosity (-v for warn, -vv for info, -vvv for debug, -vvvv for trace).


.. include:: ../includes/secrets-examples.rst