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# Consul Keygen
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Command: `consul keygen`
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The `consul keygen` command generates an encryption key that can be used for
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[Consul agent traffic encryption](/docs/agent/encryption.html).
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The keygen command uses a cryptographically
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strong pseudo-random number generator to generate the key.
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