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stencila credentials sign

Sign an asset with a C2PA manifest carrying the org.stencila.provenance assertion.

For PNG, JPEG, WebP, SVG, and PDF the manifest is embedded directly in the asset. For other formats the manifest is written to a .c2pa sidecar file next to the asset.

Usage

stencila credentials sign [OPTIONS] <INPUT>

Arguments

NameDescription
<INPUT>Path to the asset to sign.

Options

NameDescription
-o, --outputWhere to write the signed asset (defaults to in-place).
--certPath to the signing certificate (PEM).
--keyPath to the signing private key (PEM).
--tsa-urlTimestamp authority URL to use when signing.
--titleTitle to record in the manifest. Defaults to the asset filename.
-a, --asOutput format. Defaults to a human-readable summary. Possible values: json, yaml, toml.
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