NVME-RPMB-WRITE-D(1) NVMe Manual NVME-RPMB-WRITE-D(1)

nvme-rpmb-write-data - Write authenticated data to an RPMB target

nvme [<global-options>] rpmb write-data <device>
                        [--msgfile=<data-file> | -f <data-file>]
                        [--msg=<data> | -d <data>]
                        [--keyfile=<key-file> | -g <key-file>]
                        [--key=<key> | -k <key>]
                        [--address=<offset> | -o <offset>]
                        [--blocks=<512 byte sectors> | -b <sectors>]
                        [--target=<target-id> | -t <target-id>]

Supports authenticated data writing to the specified RPMB target, at the given sector offset, using the authentication key previously programmed with nvme rpmb program-key for that target.

If the requested size is not within the total size supported by the target, the request fails without being sent to the device.

The <device> parameter is mandatory and an NVMe character device (ex: /dev/nvme0) must be specified.

-t <target>, --target=<target>

RPMB target id. This should be one of the supported RPMB targets as reported by nvme rpmb info. If nothing is given, the default of 0 is used as the RPMB target.

-o <offset>, --address=<offset>

The address (in 512 byte sector offset from 0) to write to on the specified RPMB target.

-b <sectors>, --blocks=<sectors>

The size in 512 byte sectors to write to the specified RPMB target.

-k <key>, --key=<key>, -g <key-file>, --keyfile=<key-file>

Authentication key previously programmed with nvme rpmb program-key for the given target. The key can be specified on the command line using --key or -k, or read from a file using --keyfile or -g.

-f <data-file>, --msgfile=<data-file>

Name of the file the data to be written is read from.

-d <data>, --msg=<data>

Provides the data to be written directly on the command line, instead of reading it from a file.

The following options are defined at the top-level nvme command and are available to this subcommand:

--dry-run

Print the command that would be executed, but do not actually execute it.

--no-ioctl-probing

Disable probing for 64-bit IOCTL support.

--no-retries

Disable retry logic on transient errors.

-o <fmt>, --output-format=<fmt>

Set the reporting format to normal, tabular, 'json, or binary. Only one output format may be used at a time.

--output-format-version=<version>

Select the output format version. Version 1 uses the original field naming, while version 2 (default) provides more consistent and script-friendly field names.

--timeout=<ms>

Set the timeout for the command in milliseconds.

-v, --verbose

Increase the level of detail in the output. May be specified multiple times to further increase verbosity.

These options can also be set as machine-wide defaults in nvme-cli.conf(5). A command-line flag always overrides the file.

•Write 200 blocks of (512 bytes) from input.bin onto target 0 
# nvme rpmb write-data /dev/nvme0 -t 0 -f input.bin -b 200 -k 'SecretKey'

Part of the nvme-user suite

09/07/2026 NVMe