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layout: docs
page_title: 'Commands: operator keygen'
sidebar_title: keygen
description: >
  The `operator keygen` command generates an encryption key that can be used for
  Nomad server's gossip traffic encryption. The keygen command uses a
  cryptographically strong pseudo-random number generator to generate the key.
---

# Command: operator keygen

The `operator keygen` command generates an encryption key that can be used for
Nomad server's gossip traffic encryption. The keygen command uses a
cryptographically strong pseudo-random number generator to generate the key.

## Usage

```plaintext
nomad operator keygen
```

## Example

```shell-session
$ nomad operator keygen
YgZOXLMhC7TtZqeghMT8+w==
```