cryptogen

cryptogen is an utility for generating Hyperledger Fabric key material. It is provided as a means of preconfiguring a network for testing purposes. It would normally not be used in the operation of a production network.

Syntax

The cryptogen command has five subcommands, as follows:

  • help

  • generate

  • showtemplate

  • extend

  • version

cryptogen help

  1. usage: cryptogen [<flags>] <command> [<args> ...]
  3. Utility for generating Hyperledger Fabric key material
  5. Flags:
  6.   --help  Show context-sensitive help (also try --help-long and --help-man).
  8. Commands:
  9.   help [<command>...]
  10.     Show help.
  12.   generate [<flags>]
  13.     Generate key material
  15.   showtemplate
  16.     Show the default configuration template
  18.   version
  19.     Show version information
  21.   extend [<flags>]
  22.     Extend existing network

cryptogen generate

  1. usage: cryptogen generate [<flags>]
  3. Generate key material
  5. Flags:
  6.   --help                    Show context-sensitive help (also try --help-long
  7.                             and --help-man).
  8.   --output="crypto-config"  The output directory in which to place artifacts
  9.   --config=CONFIG           The configuration template to use

cryptogen showtemplate

  1. usage: cryptogen showtemplate
  3. Show the default configuration template
  5. Flags:
  6.   --help  Show context-sensitive help (also try --help-long and --help-man).

cryptogen extend

  1. usage: cryptogen extend [<flags>]
  3. Extend existing network
  5. Flags:
  6.   --help                   Show context-sensitive help (also try --help-long and
  7.                            --help-man).
  8.   --input="crypto-config"  The input directory in which existing network place
  9.   --config=CONFIG          The configuration template to use

cryptogen version

  1. usage: cryptogen version
  3. Show version information
  5. Flags:
  6.   --help  Show context-sensitive help (also try --help-long and --help-man).

Usage

Here’s an example using the different available flags on the cryptogen extend command.

  1.     cryptogen extend --input="crypto-config" --config=config.yaml
  3.     org3.example.com

Where config.yaml adds a new peer organization called org3.example.com

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