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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!--
+ manpage, user manual, usage: VBoxManage signova
+-->
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+<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
+ "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd"[
+<!ENTITY % all.entities SYSTEM "all-entities.ent">
+%all.entities;
+]>
+<refentry id="vboxmanage-signova" lang="en">
+ <refentryinfo>
+ <pubdate>$Date: 2022-08-22 19:43:14 +0200 (Mon, 22 Aug 2022) $</pubdate>
+ <title>VBoxManage signova</title>
+ </refentryinfo>
+
+ <refmeta>
+ <refentrytitle>VBoxManage-signova</refentrytitle>
+ <manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
+ </refmeta>
+
+ <refnamediv>
+ <refname>VBoxManage-signova</refname>
+ <refpurpose>Digitally sign an OVA</refpurpose>
+ <refclass>&product-name;</refclass>
+ </refnamediv>
+
+ <refsynopsisdiv>
+ <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-signova">
+<!-- The 'id' is mandatory and must start with 'synopsis-'. -->
+ <command>VBoxManage signova</command>
+ <arg choice="req"><replaceable>ova</replaceable></arg>
+ <arg choice="req">--certificate=<replaceable>file</replaceable></arg>
+ <arg choice="req">--private-key=<replaceable>file</replaceable></arg>
+ <group>
+ <arg choice="plain">--private-key-password-file=<replaceable>password-file</replaceable></arg>
+ <arg choice="plain">--private-key-password=<replaceable>password</replaceable></arg>
+ </group>
+ <arg>--digest-type=<replaceable>type</replaceable></arg>
+ <group>
+ <arg choice="plain">--pkcs7</arg>
+ <arg choice="plain">--no-pkcs7</arg>
+ </group>
+ <arg>--intermediate-cert=<replaceable>file</replaceable></arg>
+ <arg>--force</arg>
+ <arg>--verbose</arg>
+ <arg>--quiet</arg>
+ <arg>--dry-run</arg>
+ </cmdsynopsis>
+ </refsynopsisdiv>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Description</title>
+ <para>
+ The <command>VBoxManage signova</command> command adds a digital
+ signature to an OVA file.
+ </para>
+ <!-- Add more description here -->
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><replaceable>ova</replaceable></term>
+ <listitem><para>The OVA file to sign.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--certificate=<replaceable>file</replaceable></option></term>
+ <listitem><para>File containing the certificate that the OVA should be
+ signed with. This can either be in PEM format (base64) or DER (binary),
+ the command will detect which.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--private-key=<replaceable>file</replaceable></option></term>
+ <listitem><para>The file containing the private key. This can either be
+ in PEM (base64) or DER (binary) format, the command will detect
+ which.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--private-key-password-file=<replaceable>password-file</replaceable></option></term>
+ <listitem><para>File containing the private key password.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--private-key-password=<replaceable>password</replaceable></option></term>
+ <listitem><para>The private key password. <!-- add warning about visibility --> </para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--digest-type=<replaceable>type</replaceable></option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Select the cryptographic digest algorithm to use in the
+ signing. Possible values: SHA-256 (default), SHA-512 and SHA-1.</para>
+ <para>Some older versions of OVFTool and other VMware produces may
+ require <option>--digest-type=sha-1</option> to accept the OVA.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--pkcs7</option>, <option>--no-pkcs7</option></term>
+ <listitem><para>Enables or disables the creation of an additional
+ PKCS#7/CMS signature. This is enabled by default.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--intermediate-cert=<replaceable>file</replaceable></option></term>
+ <listitem><para>File containing an intermediary certificate that should be
+ included in the optional PKCS#7/CMS signature. Like the others, the file can
+ either be in PEM or DER format. This option can be repeated to add
+ multiple intermediate certificates. This option implies the
+ <option>--pkcs7</option> option.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--force</option></term>
+ <listitem><para>Overwrite existing signature if present. The default
+ behaviour is to fail if the OVA is already signed.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--dry-run</option></term>
+ <listitem><para>Do not actually modify the OVA, just test-run the signing operation.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>-v</option>, <option>--verbose</option>, <option>-q</option>, <option>--quiet</option></term>
+ <listitem><para>Controls the verbositity of the command execution. The
+ <option>--verbose</option> option can be used multiple times to get more output.
+ </para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ </refsect1>
+</refentry>
+