diff --git a/.github/scripts/init-temp-keys.sh b/.github/scripts/init-temp-keys.sh
index 80a8c82a5..c11709394 100755
--- a/.github/scripts/init-temp-keys.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/init-temp-keys.sh
@@ -41,9 +41,10 @@ fi
 
 mkdir -p "$opt_output"
 
-openssl req -x509 -nodes -newkey RSA:2048 -subj "/CN=kas" -keyout "$opt_output/kas-private.pem" -out "$opt_output/kas-cert.pem" -days 365
-openssl ecparam -name prime256v1 >ecparams.tmp
-openssl req -x509 -nodes -newkey ec:ecparams.tmp -subj "/CN=kas" -keyout "$opt_output/kas-ec-private.pem" -out "$opt_output/kas-ec-cert.pem" -days 365
+if ! go run github.com/opentdf/platform/service keys init -o="$opt_output" $( [ "$opt_verbose" == true ] && printf %s '-v' ); then
+    echo "[ERROR] keys init failed"
+    exit 1
+fi
 
 mkdir -p keys
 openssl req -x509 -nodes -newkey RSA:2048 -subj "/CN=ca" -keyout keys/keycloak-ca-private.pem -out keys/keycloak-ca.pem -days 365
diff --git a/.github/workflows/checks.yaml b/.github/workflows/checks.yaml
index 26f592678..888596138 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/checks.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/checks.yaml
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ jobs:
           skip-cache: true
           args: --out-format=colored-line-number
       - if: matrix.directory == 'service'
-        run: .github/scripts/init-temp-keys.sh
+        run: go run ./service keys init
       - run: go test ./... -short
         working-directory: ${{ matrix.directory }}
       - if: matrix.directory == 'service'
diff --git a/go.work.sum b/go.work.sum
index b473435b0..a72ba9164 100644
--- a/go.work.sum
+++ b/go.work.sum
@@ -2594,6 +2594,7 @@ oras.land/oras-go v1.2.0 h1:yoKosVIbsPoFMqAIFHTnrmOuafHal+J/r+I5bdbVWu4=
 oras.land/oras-go v1.2.0/go.mod h1:pFNs7oHp2dYsYMSS82HaX5l4mpnGO7hbpPN6EWH2ltc=
 oras.land/oras-go/v2 v2.3.1 h1:lUC6q8RkeRReANEERLfH86iwGn55lbSWP20egdFHVec=
 oras.land/oras-go/v2 v2.3.1/go.mod h1:5AQXVEu1X/FKp1F9DMOb5ZItZBOa0y5dha0yCm4NR9c=
+rbazil.org/fuse v0.0.0-20160811212531-371fbbdaa898/go.mod h1:Xbm+BRKSBEpa4q4hTSxohYNQpsxXPbPry4JJWOB3LB8=
 rsc.io/binaryregexp v0.2.0 h1:HfqmD5MEmC0zvwBuF187nq9mdnXjXsSivRiXN7SmRkE=
 rsc.io/binaryregexp v0.2.0/go.mod h1:qTv7/COck+e2FymRvadv62gMdZztPaShugOCi3I+8D8=
 rsc.io/quote/v3 v3.1.0 h1:9JKUTTIUgS6kzR9mK1YuGKv6Nl+DijDNIc0ghT58FaY=
diff --git a/service/cmd/keys.go b/service/cmd/keys.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c1211ebfa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/service/cmd/keys.go
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"crypto/ecdsa"
+	"crypto/elliptic"
+	"crypto/rand"
+	"crypto/rsa"
+	"crypto/x509"
+	"crypto/x509/pkix"
+	"encoding/pem"
+	"fmt"
+	"math/big"
+	"os"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+var (
+	verbose bool
+	output  string
+)
+
+func init() {
+	keysCmd := cobra.Command{
+		Use:   "keys",
+		Short: "Initialize and manage KAS public keys",
+	}
+
+	initCmd := &cobra.Command{
+		Use:  "init",
+		Args: cobra.NoArgs,
+		RunE: func(_ *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
+			return keysInit()
+		},
+	}
+	initCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&verbose, "verbose", "v", false, "verbose logging")
+	initCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&output, "output", "o", ".", "directory to store new keys to")
+	keysCmd.AddCommand(initCmd)
+
+	rootCmd.AddCommand(&keysCmd)
+}
+
+func CertTemplate() (*x509.Certificate, error) {
+	// generate a random serial number (a real cert authority would have some logic behind this)
+	serialNumberLimit := new(big.Int).Lsh(big.NewInt(1), 128) //nolint:mnd // 128 bit uid is sufficiently unique
+	serialNumber, err := rand.Int(rand.Reader, serialNumberLimit)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to generate serial number [%w]", err)
+	}
+
+	tmpl := x509.Certificate{
+		SerialNumber:          serialNumber,
+		Subject:               pkix.Name{CommonName: "kas"},
+		NotBefore:             time.Now(),
+		NotAfter:              time.Now().Add(time.Hour * 24 * 30 * 365), //nolint:mnd // About a year to expire
+		BasicConstraintsValid: true,
+	}
+	return &tmpl, nil
+}
+
+func storeKeyPair(priv, pub any, privateFile, publicFile string) error {
+	privateBytes, err := x509.MarshalPKCS8PrivateKey(priv)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to marshal private key [%w]", err)
+	}
+	keyPEM := pem.EncodeToMemory(
+		&pem.Block{
+			Type:  "PRIVATE KEY",
+			Bytes: privateBytes,
+		},
+	)
+	if err := os.WriteFile(privateFile, keyPEM, 0o400); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to store key [%w]", err)
+	}
+
+	certTemplate, err := CertTemplate()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to create cert template [%w]", err)
+	}
+
+	pubBytes, err := x509.CreateCertificate(rand.Reader, certTemplate, certTemplate, pub, priv)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to create cert [%w]", err)
+	}
+	_, err = x509.ParseCertificate(pubBytes)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to parse cert [%w]", err)
+	}
+	// Encode public key to PKCS#1 ASN.1 PEM.
+	pubPEM := pem.EncodeToMemory(
+		&pem.Block{
+			Type:  "CERTIFICATE",
+			Bytes: pubBytes,
+		},
+	)
+
+	if err := os.WriteFile(publicFile, pubPEM, 0o400); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to store rsa public key [%w]", err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func keysInit() error {
+	// openssl req -x509 -nodes -newkey RSA:2048
+	//  -subj "/CN=kas" -keyout "$opt_output/kas-private.pem" -out "$opt_output/kas-cert.pem" -days 365
+	// Generate RSA key.
+	keyRSA, err := rsa.GenerateKey(rand.Reader, 2048) //nolint:mnd // 256 byte key
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to generate rsa key [%w]", err)
+	}
+	if err := storeKeyPair(keyRSA, keyRSA.Public(), output+"/kas-private.pem", output+"/kas-cert.pem"); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// openssl ecparam -name prime256v1 >ecparams.tmp
+	// openssl req -x509 -nodes -newkey ec:ecparams.tmp -subj "/CN=kas" -keyout "$opt_output/kas-ec-private.pem" -out "$opt_output/kas-ec-cert.pem" -days 365
+	keyEC, err := ecdsa.GenerateKey(elliptic.P256(), rand.Reader)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to generate ECDSA private key [%w]", err)
+	}
+	if err := storeKeyPair(keyEC, keyEC.Public(), output+"/kas-ec-private.pem", output+"/kas-ec-cert.pem"); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/ubuntu.Dockerfile b/ubuntu.Dockerfile
index ca59793d9..369a9ea82 100644
--- a/ubuntu.Dockerfile
+++ b/ubuntu.Dockerfile
@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@ RUN make opentdf
 
 FROM builder as tester
 
-RUN apt-get update -y && apt-get install -y opensc openssl
-RUN /scripts/init-temp-keys.sh
+RUN /app/opentdf keys init
 
 RUN make test