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rpk --- Retrieve Public Key Command From openpksd.org

The latest version is rpk-2.2.0

Command "rpk" is for retrieving public key by e-mail address from openpksd.org site. Ruby is required for installation.

rpk-2.2.0 support Mew mode.

Source code directory is here . There are two versions. rpk-1.x is for Ruby 1.6. rpk-2.x is for Ruby 1.8, the latest version of Ruby.

Try Out! : If you don't need rpk command under your system and want to try it temporary, use rpk.rb, script of Ruby.

Examples


    % rpk openpksd@openpksd.org 

Retrieve a public key(s) from openpksd.org by e-mail address 'openpksd@openpksd.org'. Default output is STDOUT. Given e-mail address must be one(#1). If an e-mail address matches multiple public keys, all public keys are retrieved.


    % rpk 0x67B56DC1

Retrieve a public key from openpksd.org by keyID. Multiple keyIDs are allowed.

Options


    % rpk -o=key.asc openpksd@openpksd.org

Option "-o=" is to specify output file. "--output=" is same meaning.


    % rpk --keyserver=openpksd.org openpksd@openpksd.org

Option "--keyserver=" is to specify keyserver site. Specified keyserver must be OpenPKSD type.

Miscellaneous


    % rpk openpksd@openpksd.org  | gpg -v 

Retrieve a public key(s) and pipe it to gpg input. If fetched public keys have signed by known public keys in your public keyring, you can check digital signature on that public keys. It is easy way to see sign but it don't provide strong security for you. Import public keys into gpg when you need security.


Hironobu SUZUKI < hironobu @ h2np .net >
Bug Report < openpksd-bug @ openpksd . org >

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