package command import ( "crypto/rand" "encoding/base64" "fmt" "github.com/mitchellh/cli" "strings" ) // KeygenCommand is a Command implementation that generates an encryption // key for use in `consul agent`. type KeygenCommand struct { Ui cli.Ui } func (c *KeygenCommand) Run(_ []string) int { key := make([]byte, 16) n, err := rand.Reader.Read(key) if err != nil { c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Error reading random data: %s", err)) return 1 } if n != 16 { c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Couldn't read enough entropy. Generate more entropy!")) return 1 } c.Ui.Output(base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(key)) return 0 } func (c *KeygenCommand) Synopsis() string { return "Generates a new encryption key" } func (c *KeygenCommand) Help() string { helpText := ` Usage: consul keygen Generates a new encryption key that can be used to configure the agent to encrypt traffic. The output of this command is already in the proper format that the agent expects. ` return strings.TrimSpace(helpText) }