PKCS11-DESTROY(8)

NAME
pkcs11-destroy - destroy PKCS#11 objects

SYNOPSIS

pkcs11-destroy [-m module] [-s slot] {-i ID | -l label} [-p PIN] [-w seconds]

DESCRIPTION

pkcs11-destroy destroys keys stored in a PKCS#11 device, identified by their ID or label.

Matching keys are displayed before being destroyed. By default, there is a five second delay to allow the user to interrupt the process before the destruction takes place.

ARGUMENTS

-m module
    Specify the PKCS#11 provider module. This must be the full path to a shared library object implementing the PKCS#11 API for the device.

-s slot
    Open the session with the given PKCS#11 slot. The default is slot 0.

-i ID
    Destroy keys with the given object ID.

-l label
    Destroy keys with the given label.

-p PIN
    Specify the PIN for the device. If no PIN is provided on the command line, pkcs11-destroy will prompt for it.

-w seconds
    Specify how long to pause before carrying out key destruction. The default is five seconds. If set to 0, destruction will be immediate.

SEE ALSO

pkcs11-keygen(8), pkcs11-list(8), pkcs11-tokens(8)

AUTHOR

Internet Systems Consortium, Inc.

COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2009, 2014-2016 Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. ("ISC")