generate

Generate a new PEM-encoded Ed25519 key pair for use with decentralized identities (DIDs).

Usage

piri identity generate

Aliases

• gen

Example

piri identity generate > my-key.pem

# did:key:z6MkhaXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

The PEM-encoded key is written to stdout and can be redirected to a file. The DID is printed to stderr as a comment for convenience.