**To create a CloudFront public key** The following example creates a CloudFront public key by providing the parameters in a JSON file named ``pub-key-config.json``. Before you can use this command, you must have a PEM-encoded public key. For more information, see `Create an RSA Key Pair <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudFront/latest/DeveloperGuide/field-level-encryption.html#field-level-encryption-setting-up-step1>`_ in the *Amazon CloudFront Developer Guide*. :: aws cloudfront create-public-key \ --public-key-config file://pub-key-config.json The file ``pub-key-config.json`` is a JSON document in the current folder that contains the following. Note that the public key is encoded in PEM format. :: { "CallerReference": "cli-example", "Name": "ExampleKey", "EncodedKey": "-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----\nMIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEAxPMbCA2Ks0lnd7IR+3pw\nwd3H/7jPGwj8bLUmore7bX+oeGpZ6QmLAe/1UOWcmZX2u70dYcSIzB1ofZtcn4cJ\nenHBAzO3ohBY/L1tQGJfS2A+omnN6H16VZE1JCK8XSJyfze7MDLcUyHZETdxuvRb\nA9X343/vMAuQPnhinFJ8Wdy8YBXSPpy7r95ylUQd9LfYTBzVZYG2tSesplcOkjM3\n2Uu+oMWxQAw1NINnSLPinMVsutJy6ZqlV3McWNWe4T+STGtWhrPNqJEn45sIcCx4\nq+kGZ2NQ0FyIyT2eiLKOX5Rgb/a36E/aMk4VoDsaenBQgG7WLTnstb9sr7MIhS6A\nrwIDAQAB\n-----END PUBLIC KEY-----\n", "Comment": "example public key" } Output:: { "Location": "https://cloudfront.amazonaws.com/2019-03-26/public-key/KDFB19YGCR002", "ETag": "E2QWRUHEXAMPLE", "PublicKey": { "Id": "KDFB19YGCR002", "CreatedTime": "2019-12-05T18:51:43.781Z", "PublicKeyConfig": { "CallerReference": "cli-example", "Name": "ExampleKey", "EncodedKey": "-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----\nMIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEAxPMbCA2Ks0lnd7IR+3pw\nwd3H/7jPGwj8bLUmore7bX+oeGpZ6QmLAe/1UOWcmZX2u70dYcSIzB1ofZtcn4cJ\nenHBAzO3ohBY/L1tQGJfS2A+omnN6H16VZE1JCK8XSJyfze7MDLcUyHZETdxuvRb\nA9X343/vMAuQPnhinFJ8Wdy8YBXSPpy7r95ylUQd9LfYTBzVZYG2tSesplcOkjM3\n2Uu+oMWxQAw1NINnSLPinMVsutJy6ZqlV3McWNWe4T+STGtWhrPNqJEn45sIcCx4\nq+kGZ2NQ0FyIyT2eiLKOX5Rgb/a36E/aMk4VoDsaenBQgG7WLTnstb9sr7MIhS6A\nrwIDAQAB\n-----END PUBLIC KEY-----\n", "Comment": "example public key" } } }