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Change Yubikey PIN/PUK
#!/bin/bash
set -e # bail on errors
# Make sure your shell history isn't saved
hsback=$HISTFILE
unset HISTFILE
echo "Enter you current PIN - leave blank if default:"
read oldpin
oldpin=${oldpin:-123456}
echo "Old PIN is: $oldpin"
echo "Enter you current PUK - leave blank if default:"
read oldpuk
oldpuk=${oldpuk:-12345678}
echo "Old PUK is: $oldpuk"
echo "Set your new Password (PIN)- It can be any alphanumeric up to 8 chars - leave blank for a random PIN:"
read newpin
newpin=${newpin:-`< /dev/urandom LC_CTYPE=C tr -dc _A-Z-a-z-0-9 | head -c8`}
echo "New PIN is: $newpin"
echo "Set your new Recovery Password (PUK)- It can be any alphanumeric up to 8 chars - leave blank for a random PUK:"
read newpuk
newpuk=${newpuk:-`< /dev/urandom LC_CTYPE=C tr -dc _A-Z-a-z-0-9 | head -c8`}
echo "New PUK is: $newpuk"
# Generate a random Administrative key
key=`< /dev/urandom LC_CTYPE=C tr -dc a-f0-9 | head -c48`
echo $key # IMPORTANT You should SAVE this value someplace safe/secret.
# Set the key
yubico-piv-tool -a set-mgm-key -n $key
# Change the default PIN/PUK
yubico-piv-tool -k $key -a change-pin -P $oldpin -N $newpin
yubico-piv-tool -k $key -a change-puk -P $oldpuk -N $newpuk
printf "IMPORTANT You should SAVE this data someplace safe/secret\n KEY: $key\n PIN: $newpin\n puk: $newpuk\n"
# Reset shell history
HISTFILE=$hsback
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@davidstrauss Thanks. I've updated it.

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