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@@ -12,16 +12,25 @@ It can be used to access the encrypted volume, the one-time password generator,
and the password safe.
.SS Device selection
Per default, \fBnitrocli\fR connects to any attached Nitrokey device.
-You can use the \fB\-\-model\fR option to select the device to connect to.
-\fBnitrocli\fR fails if more than one attached Nitrokey device matches
-this filter or if multiple Nitrokey devices are attached and this option
-is not set.
+You can use the \fB\-\-model\fR and \fB\-\-serial-number\fR options to select
+the device to connect to.
+\fBnitrocli\fR fails if more than one attached Nitrokey device matches this
+filter or if multiple Nitrokey devices are attached and none of the filter
+options is set.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
\fB\-m\fR, \fB\-\-model pro\fR|\fBstorage\fR
Restrict connections to the given device model, see the Device selection
section.
.TP
+\fB\-\-serial-number \fIserial-number\fR
+Restrict connections to the given serial number, see the Device selection
+section.
+\fIserial-number\fR must be a hex string with an optional 0x prefix.
+This option can be set multiple times to allow any of the given serial numbers.
+Nitrokey Storage devices never match this restriction as they do not expose
+their serial number in the USB device descriptor.
+.TP
\fB\-\-no\-cache\fR
If this option is set, nitrocli will not cache any inquired secrets using
\fBgpg\-agent\fR(1) but ask for them each time they are needed.
@@ -302,6 +311,10 @@ The following values can be set in the configuration file:
Restrict connections to the given device model (string, default: not set, see
\fB\-\-model\fR).
.TP
+.B serial_numbers
+Restrict connections to the given serial numbers (list of strings, default:
+empty, see \fB\-\-serial-number\fR).
+.TP
.B no_cache
If set to true, do not cache any inquired secrets (boolean, default: false,
see \fB\-\-no\-cache\fR).
@@ -311,6 +324,7 @@ Set the log level (integer, default: 0, see \fB\-\-verbose\fR).
.P
The configuration file must use the TOML format, for example:
model = "pro"
+ serial_numbers = ["0xf00baa", "deadbeef"]
no_cache = false
verbosity = 0
@@ -343,6 +357,10 @@ configuration (see the Config file section):
Restrict connections to the given device model (string, default: not set, see
\fB\-\-model\fR).
.TP
+.B NITROCLI_SERIAL_NUMBERS
+Restrict connections to the given list of serial numbers (comma-separated list
+of strings, default: empty, see \fB\-\-serial-number\fR).
+.TP
.B NITROCLI_NO_CACHE
If set to true, do not cache any inquired secrets (boolean, default: false,
see \fB\-\-no\-cache\fR).