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