step ca token

step ca token -- generate an OTT granting access to the CA

step ca token command generates a one-time token granting access to the certificates authority.

subject The Common Name, DNS Name, or IP address that will be set by the certificate authority. When there are no additional Subject Alternative Names configured (via the --san flag), the subject will be added as the only element of the 'sans' claim on the token.

--kid=kid The provisioner kid to use.

--san=dns|ip|email|uri Add dns|ip|email|uri Subject Alternative Name(s) (SANs) that should be authorized. A certificate signing request using this token must match the complete set of SANs in the token 1:1. Use the '--san' flag multiple times to configure multiple SANs.

--principal=name, -n=name Add the principals (user or host names) that the token is authorized to request. The signing request using this token won't be able to add extra names. Use the '--principal' flag multiple times to configure multiple principals.

--host Create a host certificate instead of a user certificate.

--ca-config=file The certificate authority configuration file. Defaults to $(step path)/config/ca.json

-f, --force Force the overwrite of files without asking.

--not-after=time|duration The time|duration when the certificate validity period ends. If a time is used it is expected to be in RFC 3339 format. If a duration is used, it is a sequence of decimal numbers, each with optional fraction and a unit suffix, such as "300ms", "-1.5h" or "2h45m". Valid time units are "ns", "us" (or "µs"), "ms", "s", "m", "h".

--not-before=time|duration The time|duration when the certificate validity period starts. If a time is used it is expected to be in RFC 3339 format. If a duration is used, it is a sequence of decimal numbers, each with optional fraction and a unit suffix, such as "300ms", "-1.5h" or "2h45m". Valid time units are "ns", "us" (or "µs"), "ms", "s", "m", "h".

--cert-not-after=time|duration The time|duration when the certificate validity period ends. If a time is used it is expected to be in RFC 3339 format. If a duration is used, it is a sequence of decimal numbers, each with optional fraction and a unit suffix, such as "300ms", "-1.5h" or "2h45m". Valid time units are "ns", "us" (or "µs"), "ms", "s", "m", "h". This flag is only supported on SSH certificates.

--cert-not-before=time|duration The time|duration when the certificate validity period starts. If a time is used it is expected to be in RFC 3339 format. If a duration is used, it is a sequence of decimal numbers, each with optional fraction and a unit suffix, such as "300ms", "-1.5h" or "2h45m". Valid time units are "ns", "us" (or "µs"), "ms", "s", "m", "h". This flag is only supported on SSH certificates.

--provisioner=name, --issuer=name The provisioner name to use.

--password-file=file The path to the file containing the password to encrypt or decrypt the private key.

--provisioner-password-file=file The path to the file containing the password to decrypt the one-time token generating key.

--kms=uri The uri to configure a Cloud KMS or an HSM.

--x5c-cert=chain Certificate (chain) in PEM format to store in the 'x5c' header of a JWT.

--x5c-key=file Private key file, used to sign a JWT, corresponding to the certificate that will be stored in the 'x5c' header.

--x5c-insecure Use the JWT header 'x5cInsecure' instead of 'x5c'.

--sshpop-cert=chain Certificate (chain) in PEM format to store in the 'sshpop' header of a JWT.

--sshpop-key=file Private key file, used to sign a JWT, corresponding to the certificate that will be stored in the 'sshpop' header.

--nebula-cert=file Certificate file in PEM format to store in the 'nebula' header of a JWT.

--nebula-key=file Private key file, used to sign a JWT, corresponding to the certificate that will be stored in the 'nebula' header.

--key=file The private key file used to sign the JWT. This is usually downloaded from the certificate authority.

--output-file=file The destination file of the generated one-time token.

--revoke Create a token for authorizing 'Revoke' requests. The audience will be invalid for any other API request.

--renew Create a token for authorizing 'renew' requests. The audience will be invalid for any other API request.

--rekey Create a token for authorizing 'rekey' requests. The audience will be invalid for any other API request.

--ssh Create a token for authorizing an SSH certificate signing request.

--k8ssa-token-path=file Configure the file from which to read the kubernetes service account token.

--offline Creates a certificate without contacting the certificate authority. Offline mode uses the configuration, certificates, and keys created with step ca init, but can accept a different configuration file using --ca-config flag.

--ca-url=URI URI of the targeted Step Certificate Authority.

--root=file The path to the PEM file used as the root certificate authority.

--context=name The context name to apply for the given command.

Most of the following examples assumes that --ca-url and --root are set using environment variables or the default configuration file in $STEPPATH/config/defaults.json.

Get a new token for a DNS. Because there are no Subject Alternative Names configured (via the '--san' flag), the 'sans' claim of the token will have a default value of ['internal.example.com']:

Get a new token for a 'Revoke' request:

Get a new token for an IP address. Because there are no Subject Alternative Names configured (via the '--san' flag), the 'sans' claim of the token will have a default value of ['192.168.10.10']:

Get a new token with custom Subject Alternative Names. The value of the 'sans' claim of the token will be ['1.1.1.1', 'hello.example.com'] - 'foobar' will not be in the 'sans' claim unless explicitly configured via the '--san' flag:

Get a new token that expires in 30 minutes:

Get a new token that becomes valid in 30 minutes and expires 5 minutes after that:

Get a new token signed with the given private key, the public key must be configured in the certificate authority:

Get a new token for a specific provisioner kid, ca-url and root:

Get a new token using the simple offline mode, requires the configuration files, certificates, and keys created with step ca init:

Get a new token using the offline mode with all the parameters:

Get a new token for a 'Revoke' request:

Get a new token in offline mode for a 'Revoke' request:

Get a new token for an SSH user certificate:

Get a new token for an SSH host certificate:

Generate a renew token and use it in a renew after expiry request:

Generate a JWK provisioner token using a key in a YubiKey:

Generate an X5C provisioner token using a certificate in a YubiKey. Note that a YubiKey does not support storing a certificate bundle. To make it work, you must add the intermediate and the root in the provisioner configuration: