The mfsecretsadmin Utility

Syntax:

To read from the vault:

mfsecretsadmin [options] read <secret name> [outpath]

where:

<secret name>

This is the name of the secret to read.

outpath

This is the path to write the secret to and is optional. This is only available with the -file option.

To write to the vault:

mfsecretsadmin [options] write <secret name> [secret]

where:

<secret name>

This is the name of the secret to write/delete.

secret

This is the value of the secret to be writen and is optional. If this is not specified, then the secret name is deleted.

To list the secrets in the path specified:

mfsecretsadmin [options] list <secret path> [outpath]

where:

<secret path>

This is the path to the secrets to be listed. You can use the * and ? wildcards.

outpath

This is the path to write the list to and is optional. This is only available with the -file option.

To migrate secrets to a new vault destination:

mfsecretsadmin [options] migrate <secret path> <to vault> <to secret path>

where:

<secret path>

This is the path to the secrets that you want to migrate. You can use the * wildcard to migrate all secrets from the specified location.

<to vault>

This is the name of the vault to be migrate to.

<to secret path>

This is the path to the vault you are migrating the secrets to. A * value maintains the secrets path.

To delete a secret:

mfsecretsadmin [options] delete <secret name>

where:

<secret name>

This is the name of the secret to be deleted.

Options:

-vault <vault>

Specifies the name of the source vault. The default vault is used if this is not set.

-file

Specifies if the read or write action is performed to or from a file rather than standard out. secret on write is expected to be a path and outpath on read is expected to be set.

-config <config>

Specifies the full path of the secrets.cfg file. The default config is used if this is not specified.

-targetconfig <config>

Specifies the full path of the secrets.cfg file to migrate to. The default config is used if this is not specified.

-overwrite

Specifies that the write or migrate action will only replaces existing secrets.

-move

Specifies that the secrets are deleted once they have been sucessfuly migrated to the new vault.

-loglevel <level>

Specifies the level of messages output:

1

Information (all messages).

2

Warnings and errors only.

3

Only errors.