confluent secret master-key generate

Description

This command generates a master key. This key is used for encryption and decryption of configuration values.

confluent secret master-key generate [flags]

Tip

For examples, see Secrets Usage Examples.

Flags

--local-secrets-file string   REQUIRED: Path to the local encrypted configuration properties file.
--passphrase string           The key passphrase.

Global Flags

-h, --help            Show help for this command.
    --unsafe-trace    Equivalent to -vvvv, but also log HTTP requests and responses which might contain plaintext secrets.
-v, --verbose count   Increase verbosity (-v for warn, -vv for info, -vvv for debug, -vvvv for trace).

Examples

Pipe the passphrase from stdin:

confluent secret master-key generate --local-secrets-file /path/to/secrets.txt --passphrase -

Read the passphrase from the file “/User/bob/secret.properties”:

confluent secret master-key generate --local-secrets-file /path/to/secrets.txt --passphrase @/User/bob/secret.properties

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