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NAME

nvme-keys-check-tls - Check a NVMe TLS PSK

SYNOPSIS

nvme [<global-options>] keys check-tls [--keyring=<name> | -k <name>]


                        [--keytype=<type> | -t <type>]


                        [--hostnqn=<nqn> | -n <nqn>]


                        [--subsysnqn=<nqn> | -c <nqn>]


                        [--keydata=<key> | -d <key>]


                        [--identity=<id-vers> | -I <id-vers>]


                        [--compat | -C]

DESCRIPTION

Checks if the key is a valid NVMe TLS PSK in the PSK interchange format NVMeTLSkey-1:01:<base64-encoded data>: and prints the resulting HMAC algorithm and key length.

If --keydata is not given the key is read from stdin, which also allows checking a key stored in a file, e.g. nvme keys check-tls < keyfile.

If --subsysnqn is given the TLS identity of the key is also printed, and the specified keyring is checked for a retained key already stored under that identity; the result (loaded or not, with its serial number if loaded) is reported. This command never modifies the keyring; to insert a retained key use linknvme-keys-insert-tls[1].

OPTIONS

-k <name>, --keyring=<name>

Name of the keyring to check for an already loaded retained TLS key. Default is .nvme.

-t <type>, --keytype=<type>

Type of the key to look up. Default is psk.

-n <nqn>, --hostnqn=<nqn>

Host NVMe Qualified Name (NQN) to be used when checking whether the key is already loaded. Only used together with --subsysnqn.

-c <nqn>, --subsysnqn=<nqn>

Subsystem NVMe Qualified Name (NQN) to be used when checking whether the key is already loaded. If not given, only the key format is validated.

-d <key>, --keydata=<key>

Key to be checked. If not given, the key is read from stdin.

-I <id-vers>, --identity=<id-vers>

NVMe TLS key identity version to be used; 0 for the default identity, and 1 for the TLS identity suffixed by the PSK hash as specified in TP8018.

-C, --compat

Use the original non-RFC 8446 compliant algorithm when checking TLS keys for compatibility with older implementations.

GLOBAL OPTIONS

The following options are defined at the top-level nvme command and are available to this subcommand:

--dry-run

Print the command that would be executed, but do not actually execute it.

--no-ioctl-probing

Disable probing for 64-bit IOCTL support.

--no-retries

Disable retry logic on transient errors.

-o <fmt>, --output-format=<fmt>

Set the reporting format to normal, tabular, 'json, or binary. Only one output format may be used at a time.

--output-format-version=<version>

Select the output format version. Version 1 uses the original field naming, while version 2 (default) provides more consistent and script-friendly field names.

--timeout=<ms>

Set the timeout for the command in milliseconds.

-v, --verbose

Increase the level of detail in the output. May be specified multiple times to further increase verbosity.

These options can also be set as machine-wide defaults in nvme-cli.conf(5). A command-line flag always overrides the file.

EXAMPLES

No Examples

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07/31/2026 NVMe