Generate a key pair in the command line

Generate a public/private key pair using the Cloudflare matched-data-cli Open external link command-line tool. After generating a key pair, enter the generated public key in the payload logging configuration.

Do the following:

1. Download Open external link the matched-data-cli tool for your platform from the Releases page on GitHub, under Assets.

2. Extract the content of the downloaded .tar.gz file to a local folder.

3. Open a terminal and navigate to the local folder containing the matched-data-cli tool.

   ~ $ cd matched-data-cli
   

4. Run the following command:

   ~/matched-data-cli $ ./matched-data-cli generate-key-pair
   {
     "private_key": "uBS5eBttHrqkdY41kbZPdvYnNz8Vj0TvKIUpjB1y/GA=",
     "public_key": "Ycig/Zr/pZmklmFUN99nr+taURlYItL91g+NcHGYpB8="
   }
   

After generating the key pair, copy the public key value and enter it in the payload logging configuration .