evidencectl request prepare command reference
Prepare the request, authorization header, and verification context.
Contract status
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evidencectl request prepare [OPTIONS] --purpose <PURPOSE> --name <NAME> <--subject <SUBJECT>|--subjects-file <PATH>> <QUESTION>Constraints
Section titled “Constraints”| Condition | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Command invocation | Exactly one of --subject <SUBJECT>, --subjects-file <PATH> is required. |
Arguments
Section titled “Arguments”| Argument | Always required | Default | Values | Environment | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
<QUESTION> | Yes | n/a | n/a | n/a | Question defined by the active local project |
Options
Section titled “Options”| Option | Always required | Repeatable | Default | Values | Environment | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
--purpose <PURPOSE> | Yes | No | n/a | n/a | n/a | Exact purpose declared by the question |
--subject <SUBJECT> | No | Yes | n/a | n/a | n/a | Subject selector. Repeat role:field=value for a multi-subject question |
--subjects-file <PATH> | No | No | n/a | n/a | n/a | Owner-only JSON file containing the complete subject selector set |
--name <NAME> | Yes | No | n/a | n/a | n/a | Safe name for this retained request |
--client <CLIENT> | No | No | n/a | n/a | n/a | Registered local application used to request authorization |
--format <FORMAT> | No | No | signed-jws | signed-jws, sd-jwt-vc | n/a | Response format to request and verify |
-h, --help | No | No | n/a | n/a | n/a | Print help |
Generation contract
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