SQ(1)

NAME
sq key adopt - Binds keys from one certificate to another

SYNOPSIS
sq [GLOBAL OPTIONS] key adopt [OPTIONS] TARGET-KEY

DESCRIPTION
Binds keys from one certificate to another.

This command allows one to transfer primary keys and subkeys into an existing certificate. Say you want to transition to a new certificate, but have an authentication subkey on your current certificate. You want to keep the authentication subkey because it allows access to SSH servers and updating their configuration is not feasible.

OPTIONS

  Global options

-f, --force
    Overwrites existing files

--help
    Print help information

--known-notation=NOTATION
    Adds NOTATION to the list of known notations

--output-format=FORMAT
    Produces output in FORMAT, if possible

--output-version=VERSION
    Produces output variant VERSION.

--version
    Print version information

  Subcommand options

-B, --binary
    Emits binary data

--allow-broken-crypto
    Allows adopting keys from certificates using broken cryptography

--help
    Print help information

-k, --key=KEY
    Adds the key or subkey KEY to the TARGET-KEY

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

-r, --keyring=KEY-RING
    Supplies keys for use in --key.

--version
    Print version information

EXAMPLES

Adopt an subkey into the new cert

    sq key adopt --keyring juliet-old.pgp --key 0123456789ABCDEF -- juliet-new.pgp

SEE ALSO
sq(1).

For the full documentation see <https://docs.sequoia-pgp.org/sq/>.

VERSION
0.28.0 (sequoia-openpgp 1.13.0, using Nettle)