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<h2>Name</h2>
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<span class="application">pkcs11-destroy</span>
— destroy PKCS#11 objects
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<h2>Synopsis</h2>
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<code class="command">pkcs11-destroy</code>
[<code class="option">-m <em class="replaceable"><code>module</code></em></code>]
[<code class="option">-s <em class="replaceable"><code>slot</code></em></code>]
{
-i <em class="replaceable"><code>ID</code></em>
| -l <em class="replaceable"><code>label</code></em>
}
[<code class="option">-p <em class="replaceable"><code>PIN</code></em></code>]
[<code class="option">-w <em class="replaceable"><code>seconds</code></em></code>]
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<a name="id-1.7"></a><h2>DESCRIPTION</h2>
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<span class="command"><strong>pkcs11-destroy</strong></span> destroys keys stored in a
PKCS#11 device, identified by their <code class="option">ID</code> or
<code class="option">label</code>.
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<p>
Matching keys are displayed before being destroyed. By default,
there is a five second delay to allow the user to interrupt the
process before the destruction takes place.
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<a name="id-1.8"></a><h2>ARGUMENTS</h2>
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<dt><span class="term">-m <em class="replaceable"><code>module</code></em></span></dt>
<dd>
<p>
Specify the PKCS#11 provider module. This must be the full
path to a shared library object implementing the PKCS#11 API
for the device.
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</dd>
<dt><span class="term">-s <em class="replaceable"><code>slot</code></em></span></dt>
<dd>
<p>
Open the session with the given PKCS#11 slot. The default is
slot 0.
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</dd>
<dt><span class="term">-i <em class="replaceable"><code>ID</code></em></span></dt>
<dd>
<p>
Destroy keys with the given object ID.
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</dd>
<dt><span class="term">-l <em class="replaceable"><code>label</code></em></span></dt>
<dd>
<p>
Destroy keys with the given label.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><span class="term">-p <em class="replaceable"><code>PIN</code></em></span></dt>
<dd>
<p>
Specify the PIN for the device. If no PIN is provided on the
command line, <span class="command"><strong>pkcs11-destroy</strong></span> will prompt for it.
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<dt><span class="term">-w <em class="replaceable"><code>seconds</code></em></span></dt>
<dd>
<p>
Specify how long to pause before carrying out key destruction.
The default is five seconds. If set to <code class="literal">0</code>,
destruction will be immediate.
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<a name="id-1.9"></a><h2>SEE ALSO</h2>
<p>
<span class="citerefentry">
<span class="refentrytitle">pkcs11-keygen</span>(8)
</span>,
<span class="citerefentry">
<span class="refentrytitle">pkcs11-list</span>(8)
</span>,
<span class="citerefentry">
<span class="refentrytitle">pkcs11-tokens</span>(8)
</span>
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