Manual: sbvarsign
SBVARSIGN(1) User Commands SBVARSIGN(1)
NAME
sbvarsign - UEFI authenticated variable signing tool
SYNOPSIS
sbvarsign [options] --key --cert
DESCRIPTION
Sign a blob of data for use in SetVariable().
OPTIONS
--engine
use the specified engine to load the key
--key
signing key (PEM-encoded RSA private key)
--cert
certificate (x509 certificate)
--include-attrs
include attrs at beginning of output file
--guid
EFI GUID for the variable. If omitted, EFI_IMAGE_SECURITY_DATABASE or EFI_GLOBAL_VARIABLE (depending on
) will be used.
--attr
variable attributes. One or more of: NON_VOLATILE BOOTSERVICE_ACCESS RUNTIME_ACCESS TIME_BASED_AUTHENTI‐
CATED_WRITE_ACCESS APPEND_WRITE
Separate multiple attrs with a comma,
default is all attributes, TIME_BASED_AUTH... is always included.
--output
write signed data to (default .signed)
sbvarsign 0.9.4 March 2026 SBVARSIGN(1)