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PVSECRET-CREATE-ASSOCIATION(1) UV-Secret Manual PVSECRET-CREATE-ASSOCIATION(1)

NAME

pvsecret-create-association - Create an association secret

SYNOPSIS

pvsecret create association [OPTIONS] <NAME>

DESCRIPTION

Use an association secret to connect a trusted I/O device to a guest. The pvapconfig tool provides more information about association secrets.

OPTIONS

<NAME>

String that identifies the new secret.

The actual secret is set with --input-secret. The name is saved in `NAME.yaml` with white-spaces mapped to `_`.

--stdout

Print the hashed name to stdout.

The hashed name is not written to `NAME.yaml`

--input-secret <SECRET-FILE>

Path from which to read the plaintext secret. Uses a random secret if not specified.

--output-secret <SECRET-FILE>

Save the generated secret as plaintext in SECRET-FILE.

The generated secret can be used to generate add-secret requests for a different guest with the same secret using --input-secret. Destroy the secret when it is not used anymore.

-h, --help

Print help (see a summary with -h).

SEE ALSO

pvsecret(1), pvsecret-create(1)

2026-08-11 s390-tools