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Script to generate an U2F private key and certificate for OnlyKey
#!/bin/bash
# onlykey-u2f-setup.sh: Helps setting up U2F for OnlyKey.
# Copyright (c) 2016, Jonas Wagner <ltlygwayh@gmail.com>
# All rights reserved.
#
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set -e
set -o pipefail
# Check prerequisites
for command in openssl sed grep tr xxd; do
if ! which "$command" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
echo "Could not find command: $command" >&2
echo "Please install the corresponding package." >&2
exit 1
fi
done
for openssl_subcommand in ecparam req x509; do
if ! openssl list-standard-commands | grep -q "$openssl_subcommand"; then
echo "OpenSSL does not support the \"$openssl_subcommand\" command." >&2
echo "Please compile a full-featured version of OpenSSL." >&2
exit 1
fi
done
# Create a temporary work directory
workdir="$(mktemp -d)"
trap "rm -rf $workdir" EXIT
cd "$workdir"
# Generate CA key and certificate
openssl ecparam -genkey -name prime256v1 -out ca.key
openssl req -x509 -new -batch -SHA256 -nodes -key ca.key -days 3650 -out ca.crt
# Generate server key
openssl ecparam -genkey -name prime256v1 -out server.key
# Sign the server key with the certificate
openssl req -new -batch -SHA256 -key server.key -nodes -out server.csr
openssl x509 -req -SHA256 -days 3650 -in server.csr -CA ca.crt -CAkey ca.key -CAcreateserial -outform DER -out server.der 2>/dev/null
# Print private key. Extract with openssl, strip initial '00' if needed, and
# verify length.
privkey="$( \
openssl ec -in server.key -noout -text 2>/dev/null | \
sed -n '/priv:/,/pub:/p' | grep -o '[0-9a-f]\{2\}' | \
tr -d ' \n' )"
privkey="${privkey#00}"
if ! echo "$privkey" | grep -q '^[0-9a-f]\{64\}$'; then
echo "Something went wrong with generating the private key." >&2
echo "Got this: \"$privkey\"" >&2
echo "Expected to see a 64-character hex string instead..." >&2
exit 1
fi
echo "Private Identity:"
echo "$privkey"
echo
# Print certificate
echo "U2F Certificate:"
xxd -p server.der
echo
# Give users some help
echo "Please enter the values above into the OnlyKey Configuration Wizard."
echo "Also, set up one of the 12 slots to use U2F."
echo
echo "To verify whether this worked, you can perform the following steps:"
echo
echo "- visit https://demo.yubico.com/u2f?tab=register"
echo "- find the \"Register a U2F device\" form"
echo "- enter an arbitrary username and password, and click \"Next\""
echo "- touch your U2F slot"
echo "- the site should say \"Registration completed\""
echo "- click on \"Technical data\""
echo "- check that the attestation certificate shows something similar to:"
echo
openssl x509 -inform DER -in server.der -noout -text
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