keyctl

Manipulate the Linux kernel keyring. More information: https://manned.org/keyctl.

• List keys in a specific keyring:

keyctl list target_keyring

• List current keys in the user default session:

keyctl list @us

• Store a key in a specific keyring:

keyctl add type_keyring key_name key_value target_keyring

• Store a key with its value from stdin:

echo -n key_value | keyctl padd type_keyring key_name target_keyring

• Put a timeout on a key:

keyctl timeout key_name timeout_in_seconds

• Read a key and format it as a hex-dump if not printable:

keyctl read key_name

• Read a key and format as-is:

keyctl pipe key_name

• Revoke a key and prevent any further action on it:

keyctl revoke key_name