SQ-KEY-EXTRACT-CERT(1)

NAME
sq-key-extract-cert - Converts a key to a cert After generating a key, use this command to get the certificate corresponding to the key. The key must be kept secure, while the certificate should be handed out to correspondents, e.g. by uploading it to a keyserver.

SYNOPSIS
sq key extract-cert [FLAGS] [OPTIONS] [--] [FILE]

FLAGS

-h, --help
    Prints help information

-B, --binary
    Emits binary data

OPTIONS

-o, --output FILE
    Writes to FILE or stdout if omitted

ARGS

FILE
    Reads from FILE or stdin if omitted

EXAMPLES

# First, this generates a key
    $ sq key generate --userid "<juliet@example.org>" --export juliet.key.pgp

# Then, this extracts the certificate for distribution
    $ sq key extract-cert --output juliet.cert.pgp juliet.key.pgp

SEE ALSO
For the full documentation see <https://docs.sequoia-pgp.org/sq/>. sq(1), sq-armor(1), sq-autocrypt(1), sq-certify(1), sq-dearmor(1), sq-decrypt(1), sq-encrypt(1), sq-inspect(1), sq-key(1), sq-key-adopt(1), sq-key-attest-certifications(1), sq-key-extract-cert(1), sq-key-generate(1), sq-keyring(1), sq-keyring-filter(1), sq-keyring-join(1), sq-keyring-list(1), sq-keyring-merge(1), sq-keyring-split(1), sq-keyserver(1), sq-keyserver-get(1), sq-keyserver-send(1), sq-packet(1), sq-sign(1), sq-verify(1), sq-wkd(1)

AUTHORS

    Azul <azul@sequoia-pgp.org>
    Igor Matuszewski <igor@sequoia-pgp.org>
    Justus Winter <justus@sequoia-pgp.org>
    Kai Michaelis <kai@sequoia-pgp.org>
    Neal H. Walfield <neal@sequoia-pgp.org>
    Nora Widdecke <nora@sequoia-pgp.org>
    Wiktor Kwapisiewicz <wiktor@sequoia-pgp.org>