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# kosli attest generic
> Report a generic attestation to an artifact or a trail in a Kosli flow.
## Synopsis
```shell theme={"theme":"dracula","languages":{"custom":["/languages/rego.json"]}}
kosli attest generic [IMAGE-NAME | FILE-PATH | DIR-PATH] [flags]
```
Report a generic attestation to an artifact or a trail in a Kosli flow.
The attestation can be bound to a *trail* using the trail name.
The attestation can be bound to an *artifact* in two ways:
* using the artifact's SHA256 fingerprint which is calculated (based on the `--artifact-type` flag and the artifact name/path argument) or can be provided directly (with the `--fingerprint` flag).
* using the artifact's name in the flow yaml template and the git commit from which the artifact is/will be created. Useful when reporting an attestation before creating/reporting the artifact.
You can optionally associate the attestation to a git commit using `--commit` (requires access to a git repo).
You can optionally redact some of the git commit data sent to Kosli using `--redact-commit-info`.
Note that when the attestation is reported for an artifact that does not yet exist in Kosli, `--commit` is required to facilitate
binding the attestation to the right artifact.
To record repository information, all three of `--repo-id`, `--repo-url`, and `--repository` must be set together.
These are automatically set in GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Bitbucket Pipelines, and Azure DevOps.
In other CI systems, set them explicitly to capture repository metadata.
## Flags
| Flag | Description |
| :-------------------------------------- | :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `--annotate` stringToString | \[optional] Annotate the attestation with data using key=value. |
| `-t`, `--artifact-type` string | The type of the artifact to calculate its SHA256 fingerprint. One of: \[oci, docker, file, dir]. Only required if you want Kosli to calculate the fingerprint for you (i.e. when you don't specify '`--fingerprint`' on commands that allow it). |
| `--attachments` strings | \[optional] The comma-separated list of paths of attachments for the reported attestation. Attachments can be files or directories. All attachments are compressed and uploaded to Kosli's evidence vault. |
| `-g`, `--commit` string | \[conditional] The git commit for which the attestation is associated to. Becomes required when reporting an attestation for an artifact before reporting it to Kosli. (defaulted in some CIs: [docs](/integrations/ci_cd) ). |
| `-C`, `--compliant` | \[defaulted] Whether the attestation is compliant or not. A boolean flag [docs](/faq/#boolean-flags) (default true) |
| `--description` string | \[optional] attestation description |
| `-D`, `--dry-run` | \[optional] Run in dry-run mode. When enabled, no data is sent to Kosli and the CLI exits with 0 exit code regardless of any errors. |
| `-x`, `--exclude` strings | \[optional] The comma separated list of directories and files to exclude from fingerprinting. Can take glob patterns. Only applicable for `--artifact-type` dir. |
| `--external-fingerprint` stringToString | \[optional] A SHA256 fingerprint of an external attachment represented by `--external-url`. The format is label=fingerprint (labels cannot contain '.' or '='). This flag can be set multiple times. There must be an external url with a matching label for each external fingerprint. |
| `--external-url` stringToString | \[optional] Add labeled reference URL for an external resource. The format is label=url (labels cannot contain '.' or '='). This flag can be set multiple times. If the resource is a file or dir, you can optionally add its fingerprint via `--external-fingerprint` |
| `-F`, `--fingerprint` string | \[conditional] The SHA256 fingerprint of the artifact to attach the attestation to. Only required if the attestation is for an artifact and `--artifact-type` and artifact name/path are not used. |
| `-f`, `--flow` string | The Kosli flow name. |
| `-h`, `--help` | help for generic |
| `-n`, `--name` string | The name of the attestation as declared in the flow or trail yaml template. |
| `-o`, `--origin-url` string | \[optional] The url pointing to where the attestation came from or is related. (defaulted to the CI url in some CIs: [docs](/integrations/ci_cd/#defaulted-kosli-command-flags-from-ci-variables) ). |
| `--redact-commit-info` strings | \[optional] The list of commit info to be redacted before sending to Kosli. Allowed values are one or more of \[author, message, branch]. |
| `--registry-password` string | \[conditional] The container registry password or access token. Only required if you want to read container image SHA256 digest from a remote container registry. |
| `--registry-username` string | \[conditional] The container registry username. Only required if you want to read container image SHA256 digest from a remote container registry. |
| `--repo-id` string | \[conditional] The stable, unique identifier for the repository in your VCS provider (e.g. a numeric ID). Do not use the repository name as it can change if the repo is renamed. All three of `--repo-id`, `--repo-url` and `--repository` must be set to record repository information (defaulted in some CIs: [docs](/integrations/ci_cd) ). |
| `--repo-provider` string | \[optional] The source code hosting provider. One of: github, gitlab, bitbucket, azure-devops (defaulted in some CIs: [docs](/integrations/ci_cd) ). |
| `--repo-root` string | \[defaulted] The directory where the source git repository is available. Only used if `--commit` is used or defaulted in CI, see [docs](/integrations/ci_cd/#defaulted-kosli-command-flags-from-ci-variables) . (default ".") |
| `--repo-url` string | \[conditional] The URL of the repository. Must be a valid URL. All three of `--repo-id`, `--repo-url` and `--repository` must be set to record repository information (defaulted in some CIs: [docs](/integrations/ci_cd) ). |
| `--repository` string | \[conditional] The name of the repository (e.g. owner/repo-name). All three of `--repo-id`, `--repo-url` and `--repository` must be set to record repository information (defaulted in some CIs: [docs](/integrations/ci_cd) ). |
| `-T`, `--trail` string | The Kosli trail name. |
| `-u`, `--user-data` string | \[optional] The path to a JSON file containing additional data you would like to attach to the attestation. |
## Flags inherited from parent commands
| Flag | Description |
| :---------------------------- | :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `-a`, `--api-token` string | The Kosli API token. |
| `-c`, `--config-file` string | \[optional] The Kosli config file path. (default "kosli") |
| `--debug` | \[optional] Print debug logs to stdout. |
| `-H`, `--host` string | \[defaulted] The Kosli endpoint. (default "[https://app.kosli.com](https://app.kosli.com)") |
| `--http-proxy` string | \[optional] The HTTP proxy URL including protocol and port number. e.g. `http://proxy-server-ip:proxy-port` |
| `-r`, `--max-api-retries` int | \[defaulted] How many times should API calls be retried when the API host is not reachable. (default 3) |
| `--org` string | The Kosli organization. |
| `-q`, `--quiet` | \[optional] Suppress non-critical warning messages. Errors and normal output are not affected. If both `--quiet` and `--debug` are set, `--debug` wins. |
## Live Examples in different CI systems
View an example of the `kosli attest generic` command in GitHub.
In [this YAML file](https://github.com/cyber-dojo/dashboard/blob/87f560f87fb2bc242ee5c58d74d0e209d71cd338/.github/workflows/main.yml#L197), which created [this Kosli Event](https://app.kosli.com/cyber-dojo/flows/dashboard-ci/trails/87f560f87fb2bc242ee5c58d74d0e209d71cd338?attestation_id=13c229f8-974c-4f29-afed-5c3a990c).
View an example of the `kosli attest generic` command in GitLab.
In [this YAML file](https://gitlab.com/cyber-dojo/creator/-/blob/65fd2bfa2478534ea4bc5ccf30f6bfc6aab7550c/.gitlab/workflows/main.yml#L131), which created [this Kosli Event](https://app.kosli.com/cyber-dojo/flows/creator-ci/trails/34f14b6fc5d87ff95426046716ec8a09141c13a7?attestation_id=07c7d103-c75a-4390-8c4b-56e7e3fa).
## Examples Use Cases
These examples all assume that the flags `--api-token`, `--org`, `--host`, (and `--flow`, `--trail` when required), are [set/provided](/getting_started/install/#assigning-flags-via-environment-variables).
```shell theme={"theme":"dracula","languages":{"custom":["/languages/rego.json"]}}
kosli attest generic yourDockerImageName
--artifact-type docker
--name yourAttestationName
```
```shell theme={"theme":"dracula","languages":{"custom":["/languages/rego.json"]}}
kosli attest generic
--fingerprint yourDockerImageFingerprint
--name yourAttestationName
```
```shell theme={"theme":"dracula","languages":{"custom":["/languages/rego.json"]}}
kosli attest generic
--name yourAttestationName
```
```shell theme={"theme":"dracula","languages":{"custom":["/languages/rego.json"]}}
kosli attest generic
--name yourTemplateArtifactName.yourAttestationName
--commit yourArtifactGitCommit
```
```shell theme={"theme":"dracula","languages":{"custom":["/languages/rego.json"]}}
kosli attest generic
--name yourAttestationName
--attachments yourAttachmentPathName
```
```shell theme={"theme":"dracula","languages":{"custom":["/languages/rego.json"]}}
kosli attest generic
--name yourAttestationName
--compliant=false
```