> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://doc.peeringhub.io/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://doc.peeringhub.io/guides/peeringhub-sti-api/generate-private-key.md).

# Generate Private Key

Each STIR/SHAKEN certificate requires a private key for its creation. PeeringHub.io provides a dedicated API that simplifies the process of securely generating this private key.

## Generate Private Key

<mark style="color:green;">`POST`</mark> [/api/service\_provider/generate\_sti\_priv\_key](https://api.peeringhub.io/api-doc/#/Service%20Provider/ServiceProviderController_generateStiPrivKey)

After calling this API, you will receive a UUID that uniquely identifies the generated private key. You can use this UUID to download the corresponding private key. When generating a STIR/SHAKEN certificate with PeeringHub.io, simply reference this UUID to specify which private key should be used for the certificate issuance.

**Headers**

| Name          | Value              |
| ------------- | ------------------ |
| Content-Type  | `application/json` |
| Authorization | `Bearer <token>`   |

**Example**<br>

{% code overflow="wrap" %}

```
curl -X 'POST'  
  'https://api.peeringhub.io/api/service_provider/generate_sti_priv_key'  
  -H 'accept: */*'  
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1ddd6IkpXVCJ9.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.KzbTpsHOYnfAOPeZwAnB9Mx4rIKhhKbPyXuq-e5_6r4'  
  -d ''
```

{% endcode %}

**Response**

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="200" %}

```json
{
  "success": true,
  "priv_key_uuid": "c0232-adc4-4dff-8016-7565744a18f79"
}

```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}