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Name

step ca admin -- create and manage the certificate authority admins

Usage

step ca admin <subcommand> [arguments] [global-flags] [subcommand-flags]

Description

step ca admin command group provides facilities for managing the certificate authority admins.

An admin is an entity that manages administrative resources (like authority configuration, provisioner configuration, and other admins) within a certificate authority.

Examples

List the active admins:

$ step ca admin list

Add an admin:

$ step ca admin add max@smallstep.com my-jwk-provisioner --super

Update an admin:

$ step ca admin update max@smallstep.com --super=false

Remove an admin:

$ step ca admin remove max@smallstep.com

Commands

Name	Usage
list	list all admins in the CA configuration
add	add an admin to the CA configuration
remove	remove an admin from the CA configuration
update	update an admin