# Generate keys with the AWS CloudHSM KMU
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To generate keys on the hardware security module (HSM), use the command in AWS CloudHSM key\$1mgmt\$1util (KMU) that corresponds to the type of key that you want to generate.

**Topics**
+ [Generate symmetric keys](generate-symmetric-keys.md)
+ [Generate RSA key pairs](generate-rsa-key-pairs.md)
+ [Generate ECC (elliptic curve cryptography) key pairs](generate-ecc-key-pairs.md)