# docker trust key load

**Description:** Load a private key file for signing

**Usage:** `docker trust key load [OPTIONS] KEYFILE`










## Description

`docker trust key load` adds private keys to the local Docker trust keystore.

To add a signer to a repository use `docker trust signer add`.


## Options

| Option | Default | Description |
|--------|---------|-------------|
| `--name` | `signer` |  Name for the loaded key |



## Examples

### Load a single private key

For a private key `alice.pem` with permissions `-rw-------`

```console
$ docker trust key load alice.pem

Loading key from "alice.pem"...
Enter passphrase for new signer key with ID f8097df:
Repeat passphrase for new signer key with ID f8097df:
Successfully imported key from alice.pem
```

To specify a name use the `--name` flag:

```console
$ docker trust key load --name alice-key alice.pem

Loading key from "alice.pem"...
Enter passphrase for new alice-key key with ID f8097df:
Repeat passphrase for new alice-key key with ID f8097df:
Successfully imported key from alice.pem
```