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nix key convert-secret-to-public

Generate a public key for verifying store paths from a secret key read from standard input.

Warning

This program is experimental and its interface is subject to change.

Synopsis

nix key convert-secret-to-public [option...]

Examples

  • Convert a secret key to a public key:
## echo cache.example.org-0:E7lAO+MsPwTFfPXsdPtW8GKui/5ho4KQHVcAGnX+Tti1V4dUxoVoqLyWJ4YESuZJwQ67GVIksDt47og+tPVUZw== 
  | nix key convert-secret-to-public
cache.example.org-0:tVeHVMaFaKi8lieGBErmScEOuxlSJLA7eO6IPrT1VGc=

Description

This command reads a Ed25519 secret key from standard input, and writes the corresponding public key to standard output. For more details, see nix key generate-secret.