# The crypto category in CloudHSM CLI
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In the CloudHSM CLI, **crypto** is a parent category for a group of commands that, when combined with the parent category, create a command specific to cryptographic operations. Currently, this category consists of the following commands: 
+ [sign](cloudhsm_cli-crypto-sign.md)
  + [ecdsa](cloudhsm_cli-crypto-sign-ecdsa.md)
  + [ed25519ph](cloudhsm_cli-crypto-sign-ed25519ph.md)
  + [rsa-pkcs](cloudhsm_cli-crypto-sign-rsa-pkcs.md)
  + [rsa-pkcs-pss](cloudhsm_cli-crypto-sign-rsa-pkcs-pss.md)
+ [verify](cloudhsm_cli-crypto-verify.md)
  + [ecdsa](cloudhsm_cli-crypto-verify-ecdsa.md)
  + [ed25519ph](cloudhsm_cli-crypto-verify-ed25519ph.md)
  + [rsa-pkcs](cloudhsm_cli-crypto-verify-rsa-pkcs.md)
  + [rsa-pkcs-pss](cloudhsm_cli-crypto-verify-rsa-pkcs-pss.md)