Name

grid-proxy-init — Generate a new proxy certificate

Synopsis

grid-proxy-init

Tool description

grid-proxy-init generates X.509 proxy certificates.

Command syntax

 grid-proxy-init [-help][-pwstdin][-limited][-valid H:M] ...

Options

Table 12. Command line options

-help, -usage Displays usage.
-version Displays version.
-debug Enables extra debug output.
-q Quiet mode, minimal output.
-verify Verifies the certificate to make the proxy for.
-pwstdin Allows passphrase from stdin.
-limited Creates a limited globus proxy.
-independent Creates an independent globus proxy.
-old Creates a legacy globus proxy.
-valid <h:m>Proxy is valid for h hours and m minutes (default:12:00).
-hours <hours> Deprecated support of hours option.
-bits <bits> Number of bits in key {512|1024|2048|4096}.
-policy <policyfile> File containing the policy to store in the ProxyCertInfo extension.
-pl <oid>, -policy-language <oid> OID string for the policy language used in the policy file.
-path-length <l> Allows a chain of at most 1 proxies to be generated from this one.
-cert <certfile> Non-standard location of user certificate.
-key <keyfile> Non-standard location of user key.
-certdir <certdir> Non-standard location of trusted cert directory.
-out <proxyfile> Non-standard location of new proxy cert.

Limitations

Nothing applicable