SYNOPSIS

       apt-key [command/] [arguments...]

DESCRIPTION

       apt-key is used to manage the list of keys used by apt to authenticate
       packages. Packages which have been authenticated using these keys will
       be considered trusted.

COMMANDS

       add filename
          Add a new key to the list of trusted keys. The key is read from
          filename, or standard input if filename is -.

       del keyid
          Remove a key from the list of trusted keys.

       list
          List trusted keys.

       update
          Update the local keyring with the keyring of Debian archive keys and
          removes from the keyring the archive keys which are no longer valid.

FILES

       /etc/apt/trusted.gpg
          Keyring of local trusted keys, new keys will be added here.

       /etc/apt/trustdb.gpg
          Local trust database of archive keys.

       /usr/share/keyrings/debian-archive-keyring.gpg
          Keyring of Debian archive trusted keys.

       /usr/share/keyrings/debian-archive-removed-keys.gpg
          Keyring of Debian archive removed trusted keys.

SEE ALSO

       apt-get(8), apt-secure(8)

BUGS

       [1]APT bug page. If you wish to report a bug in APT, please see
       /usr/share/doc/debian/bug-reporting.txt or the reportbug(1) command.

AUTHOR

       APT was written by the APT team <apt@packages.debian.org>.

AUTHOR

       Jason Gunthorpe
          Author.

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (C) 1998-2001 Jason Gunthorpe