generate-key

The generate-key command allows you to generate a security key.

Syntax

generate-key <type>

Arguments

• <type> - Select the type of key you want to generate. The following is a list of valid security keys.

• Values:
  • 3des— Generate a 3DES 192 bit, odd parity key
  • aes-128— Generate an AES 128 bit key
  • aes-256— Generate an AES 256 bit key
  • des— Generate a DES 64 bit, odd parity key
  • hmac-md5— Generate an HMAC MD5 secret
  • hmac-sha1— Generate an HMAC SHA1 secret

Mode

Superuser

Example 2-1 Example

ORACLE# generate-key aes-256