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The keys will look like this:
The keys will look like this:
# cat nix-cache-priv-key # cache.example.org-1:MKk58wILGij4+VKU5xXESsU+MnslTUKfCjX/9OEXq6c6lhrq8lbOw9UpHeAC46rkpXf7/jJ0KmhnjIXcpVrT0Q==%
# cat nix-cache-priv-key
# cat nix-cache-pub-key # cache.example.org-1:OpYa6vJWzsPVKR3gAuOq5KV3+/4ydCpoZ4yF3KVa09E=%
cache.example.org-1:MKk58wILGij4+VKU5xXESsU+MnslTUKfCjX/9OEXq6c6lhrq8lbOw9UpHeAC46rkpXf7/jJ0KmhnjIXcpVrT0Q==
# cat nix-cache-pub-key
cache.example.org-1:OpYa6vJWzsPVKR3gAuOq5KV3+/4ydCpoZ4yF3KVa09E=
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}|name=/etc/nixos/configuration.nix|lang=nix}}
}|name=/etc/nixos/configuration.nix|lang=nix}}
And here on non-NixOS:
And here on non-NixOS:
{{File|3=secret-key-files = /var/secrets/nix-cache-priv-key|name=/etc/nix.conf|lang=conf}}
{{File|3=secret-key-files = /var/secrets/nix-cache-priv-key|name=/etc/nix.conf|lang=ini}}


=== Signing already-built store paths ===
=== Signing already-built store paths ===
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=== Trusting store paths using a signing key ===
=== Trusting store paths using a signing key ===
Read the public key from <code>/var/secrets/nix-cache-pub-key</code> and configure the Nix option {{manual|nix|command-ref/conf-file|<code>trusted-public-keys</code>|subsection=conf-trusted-public-keys}} with it. Here is how you do it on NixOS:
On a machine that you want to trust the signed store's store paths, configure the Nix option {{manual|nix|command-ref/conf-file|<code>trusted-public-keys</code>|subsection=conf-trusted-public-keys}} with thepublic key from <code>/var/secrets/nix-cache-pub-key</code> on the machine with the signed store. Here is how you do it on NixOS:
{{File|3={
{{File|3={
   # NixOS automatically includes the public key of the NixOS binary cache
   # NixOS automatically includes the public key of the NixOS binary cache
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}|name=/etc/nixos/configuration.nix|lang=nix}}
}|name=/etc/nixos/configuration.nix|lang=nix}}
And here on non-NixOS:
And here on non-NixOS:
{{File|3=trusted-public-keys = cache.nixos.org-1:AAAAAAA...= cache.example.org-1:BBBBBBB...=|name=/etc/nix.conf|lang=conf}}
{{File|3=trusted-public-keys = cache.nixos.org-1:AAAAAAA...= cache.example.org-1:BBBBBBB...=|name=/etc/nix.conf|lang=ini}}
 
== Usage ==
Now you can copy store paths without signatures from the NixOS binary cache to a remote! You can continue by setting up [[Distributed build|remote builders]] or a [[Binary Cache|binary cache]], or simply using <code>nix copy</code>.
 
=== <code>nix copy</code> example ===
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$ # Note that we're not a trusted user as that could allow copying without valid signatures
$ nix store --store ssh-ng://anothermachine.local info
Store URL: ssh-ng://anothermachine.local
Version: 2.34.7
Trusted: 0
 
$ # Yet we can copy store paths built on this machine
$ nix build --impure --expr "let pkgs = import <nixpkgs> { }; in pkgs.hello.overrideAttrs { pname = \"hello-$SECONDS\"; }"
$ # Note how cache.nixos.org-1 isn't mentioned here:
$ nix path-info ./result --sigs
/nix/store/... ultimate cache.example.org-1:AAAAAAAAA...==
$ nix copy ./result --to ssh-ng://anothermachine.local
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