.TH SQ-KEY-EXTRACT-CERT "1" "JANUARY 2021" "0.24.0 (SEQUOIA-OPENPGP 1.0.0)" "USER COMMANDS" 5
.SH 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.

.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBsq key extract\-cert\fR [FLAGS] [OPTIONS] [\-\-] [FILE]
.SH FLAGS
.TP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
Prints help information

.TP
\fB\-B\fR, \fB\-\-binary\fR
Emits binary data
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
\fB\-o\fR, \fB\-\-output\fR FILE
Writes to FILE or stdout if omitted
.SH ARGS
.TP
FILE
Reads from FILE or stdin if omitted
.SH EXAMPLES
.TP
# First, this generates a key
\fB $ sq key generate \-\-userid "<juliet@example.org>" \-\-export juliet.key.pgp\fR
.TP
# Then, this extracts the certificate for distribution
\fB $ sq key extract\-cert \-\-output juliet.cert.pgp juliet.key.pgp\fR

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

.ad l
.nh
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\-packet(1), sq\-sign(1), sq\-verify(1)


.SH AUTHORS
.P
.RS 2
.nf
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>