NAME

sq-sign - Signs messages or data files

Creates signed messages or detached signatures. Detached signatures are often used to sign software packages.

The converse operation is "sq verify".

SYNOPSIS

sq sign [FLAGS] [OPTIONS] [--] [FILE]

FLAGS

-h, --help

Prints help information

-B, --binary

Emits binary data

--detached

Creates a detached signature

-a, --append

Appends a signature to existing signature

-n, --notarize

Signs a message and all existing signatures

OPTIONS

-o, --output FILE

Writes to FILE or stdout if omitted

--merge SIGNED-MESSAGE

Merges signatures from the input and SIGNED-MESSAGE

--signer-key KEY

Signs using KEY

-t, --time TIME

Chooses keys valid at the specified time and sets the signature's creation time

--notation NAME

Adds a notation to the certification. A user-defined notation's name must be of the form "name@a.domain.you.control.org". If the notation's name starts with a !, then the notation is marked as being critical. If a consumer of a signature doesn't understand a critical notation, then it will ignore the signature. The notation is marked as being human readable.

ARGS

FILE

Reads from FILE or stdin if omitted

EXAMPLES

# Create a signed message

$ sq sign --signer-key juliet.pgp message.txt

# Create a detached signature

$ sq sign --detached --signer-key juliet.pgp message.txt

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-keyring(1), sq-packet(1), sq-sign(1), sq-verify(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>