cli/docs/reference/commandline/trust_key_load.md

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trust key load

Usage:  docker trust key load [OPTIONS] KEYFILE

Load a private key file for signing

Options:
      --help          Print usage
      --name string   Name for the loaded key (default "signer")

Description

docker trust key load adds private keys to the local docker trust keystore.

To add a signer to a repository use docker trust signer add.

Examples

Load a single private key

For a private key alice.pem with permissions -rw-------

$ docker trust key load alice.pem

Loading key from "alice.pem"...
Enter passphrase for new signer key with ID f8097df:
Repeat passphrase for new signer key with ID f8097df:
Successfully imported key from alice.pem

To specify a name use the --name flag:

$ docker trust key load --name alice-key alice.pem

Loading key from "alice.pem"...
Enter passphrase for new alice-key key with ID f8097df:
Repeat passphrase for new alice-key key with ID f8097df:
Successfully imported key from alice.pem