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GPG-WKS-CLIENT(1)		 User Commands		     GPG-WKS-CLIENT(1)

NAME
       gpg-wks-client - Client for the Web Key Service

SYNOPSIS
       gpg-wks-client [COMMAND] [OPTIONS] [ARGS]

DESCRIPTION
       gpg-wks-client is a simple command line client for the Web Key Service.
       The executable is usually located in /usr/lib/gnupg.  It allows a  user
       to  create a publication request and to respond to a received confirma‐
       tion request.  Communication with the  Web  Key	Service	 is  done  via
       email.	It also can lookup the fingerprint of a USER-ID in the Web Key
       Directory.

COMMANDS
       --supported USER-ID
	      Check whether provider of the given USER-ID supports the Web Key
	      Service  protocol,  i.e. whether it has a Web Key Directory pro‐
	      viding a submission address.

	      Similar to:

		   gpg-connect-agent --dirmngr 'WKD_GET --submission-address -- USER-ID' /bye

       --check USER-ID
	      Check whether a key is available, and whether the listed key  is
	      valid for the requested USER-ID.	You might want to use

		   gpg -v --auto-key-locate=clear,wkd,nodefault --locate-key USER-ID

	      instead.

       --create FINGERPRINT USER-ID
	      Create a publication request for the USER-ID in the key with the
	      given FINGERPRINT.  List all possible keys (including  the  fin‐
	      gerprint) for a USER-ID with:

		   gpg --list-key USER-ID

	      By  default  the	publication request will be printed to STDOUT.
	      You can also write it to a file using  the  --output  option  or
	      send it using sendmail with the --send option.

       --receive
	      Receive a MIME confirmation request on STDIN and acknowledge it.

	      By  default the confirmation response will be printed to STDOUT.
	      You can also write it to a file using  the  --output  option  or
	      send it using sendmail with the --send option.

       --read Receive a plain text confirmation request. Similar to --receive,
	      but takes only the message body on STDIN.

       --version
	      Show program version and some meta information.

       -h, --help
	      Output a short usage information.

       --warranty
	      Print warranty information.

       --dump-options
	      Dump all available options and commands.

OPTIONS
       -v, --verbose
	      Enable verbose output.

       -q, --quiet
	      Be somewhat more quiet.

       --send Send the mail using sendmail.

       -o, --output FILE
	      Write the mail to FILE.

       --status-fd FD
	      Write status info to this FD.

       --debug
	      Set  debugging  flags.  All flags are or-ed  and	flags  may  be
	      given  in C syntax (e.g. 0x0042) or as a comma separated list of
	      flag names.  To get a list of all	 supported  flags  the	single
	      word "help" can be used.

       --gpg GPG
	      Use the specified command instead of gpg.

       --fake-submission-addr MAILADDR
	      Send  mail to MAILADDR instead of the submission address queried
	      through Web Key Service.

EXAMPLES
   Send a publication request
       First find the fingerprint (a long string of hex digits) of the key you
       want to publish:

	   gpg --list-key "Alice <alice@example.com>"

       Now create and send the publication request:

	   /usr/lib/gnupg/gpg-wks-client --create --send 0123456789ABCDEF0123456789ABCDEF01234567 "Alice <alice@example.com>"

       Instead	 of   "Alice  <alice@example.com>"  you	 can  also  just  give
       alice@example.com.

   Confirm a confirmation request
       Paste the full mail  containing	the  confirmation  request  (including
       headers) you got from the Web Key Service on STDIN after starting:

	   /usr/lib/gnupg/gpg-wks-client --receive --send

SEE ALSO
       —   Latest  draft for the protocol: <https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-
	   koch-openpgp-webkey-service>

       —   GnuPG on Web Key Service: <https://wiki.gnupg.org/WKS>

BUGS
       Please report bugs to <https://dev.gnupg.org>.

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright © 2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc.	 License  GPLv3+:  GNU
       GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>

       This  is	 free  software:  you  are free to change and redistribute it.
       There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

       This manpage was written by Stefan Bühler for the  Debian  distribution
       (but may be used by others).

gpg-wks-client (GnuPG) 2.1.20	   May 2017		     GPG-WKS-CLIENT(1)

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