NAME

sign - Signs messages or data files

SYNOPSIS

sign [-o|--output] [-B|--binary] [--private-key-store] [--detached] [--cleartext-signature] [-a|--append] [-n|--notarize] [--merge] [--signer-key] [-t|--time] [--notation] [-h|--help] [FILE]

DESCRIPTION

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".

OPTIONS

-o, --output=FILE

Writes to FILE or stdout if omitted

-B, --binary

Emits binary data

--private-key-store=KEY_STORE

Provides parameters for private key store

--detached

Creates a detached signature

--cleartext-signature

Creates a cleartext signature

-a, --append

Appends a signature to existing signature

-n, --notarize

Signs a message and all existing signatures

--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 VALUE

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.

-h, --help

Print help information

[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/>.

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