PAPERKEY(1) General Commands Manual PAPERKEY(1) (NAME) paperkey - OpenPGP (SYNOPSIS) paperkey [--secret-key=FILE] [--output=FILE] [--output-type=base16|raw] [--output-width=WIDTH] paperkey --pubring=FILE [--secrets=FILE] [--input-type=auto|base16|raw] [--output=FILE] [--ignore-crc-error] [--comment=STRING] [--file-format] paperkey --version (MOTIVATION) . . ( ) . USB CD << >> . . GnuPG PGP OpenPGP . (user IDs) . OCR QR paperkey OpenPGP . (keyservers). (DESCRIPTION) paperkey : << >> (raw) . (checksums) . --pubring . (passphrase) . (standard-in) --secret-key --secrets (standard-out) --output . (SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS) paperkey . . . (OPTIONS) --help, -h . --version, -V . --verbose, -v . . --output=FILE, -o . --comment=STRING base16. --file-format paperkey base16 . . (OPTIONS FOR EXTRACTING SECRET INFORMATION) --output-type=base16, --output-type=raw . base16 hex-dump CRC . (raw) . --output-width=WIDTH base16. . --secret-key=FILE . paperkey . (OPTIONS FOR RE-CREATING PRIVATE KEYS) --input-type=auto, --input-type=base16, --input-type=raw base16 ( paperkey) raw. (auto) . --pubring=FILE . . --secrets=FILE ( ) . . --ignore-crc-error CRC. (EXAMPLES) key.gpg to-be-printed.txt : $ paperkey --secret-key my-secret-key.gpg --output to-be-printed.txt my-key-text-file.txt my-public-key.gpg my-secret-key.gpg: $ paperkey --pubring my-public-key.gpg --secrets my-key-text-file.txt --output my-secret-key.gpg --output (stdout) . --secret-key (stdin) : $ gpg --export-secret-key my-key | paperkey | lpr (SEE ALSO) gpg(1), http://www.jabberwocky.com/software/paperkey (AUTHORS) paperkey David Shaw . PAPERKEY June 2012 PAPERKEY(1)