SQ(1)

NAME
sq-key-approvals-update - Approves of third-party certifications allowing for their distribution

SYNOPSIS
sq key approvals update [OPTIONS]

DESCRIPTION
Approves of third-party certifications allowing for their distribution.

To prevent certificate flooding attacks, modern key servers prevent uncontrolled distribution of third-party certifications on certificates. To allow the key holder to control what information is distributed with their certificate, these key servers only distribute third-party certifications that the key holder has explicitly approved.

By default, all user IDs are considered, but if at least one `--name`, `--email`, or `--userid` argument is given, only the matching user IDs are considered.

After the approvals have been changed, the certificate has to be distributed, e.g. by uploading it to a key server.

OPTIONS

  Subcommand options

--add-all
    Approve of all pending certifications

--add-authenticated
    Approve of all certifications by authenticated certifiers

    For all pending approvals, try to authenticate any user ID on the certifier, and if any can be authenticated, approve of the certification.

--add-by=FINGERPRINT|KEYID
    Approve of all certifications by this certifier

--cert=FINGERPRINT|KEYID
    List the approvals on the certificate with the specified fingerprint or key ID

--cert-email=EMAIL
    List the approvals on the certificate where a user ID includes the specified email address

--cert-file=PATH
    List the approvals on the certificate read from PATH

--cert-userid=USERID
    List the approvals on the certificate with the specified user ID

--email=EMAIL
    Use the self-signed user ID with the specified email address

--output=FILE
    Write to the specified FILE

    If not specified, and the certificate was read from the certificate store, imports the modified certificate into the cert store. If not specified, and the certificate was read from a file, writes the modified certificate to stdout.

--remove-all
    Remove all prior approvals

    By default, this command adds to the set of already approved certifications. If this flag is given, the existing approvals are disregarded, and only the newly selected certifications are approved, if any.

--remove-by=FINGERPRINT|KEYID
    Remove all prior approvals of certifications by this certifier

--userid=USERID
    Use the specified self-signed user ID

    The specified user ID must be self signed.

  Global options
See sq(1) for a description of the global options.

EXAMPLES

Approve of all of the certifications on all of Alice's user IDs.

    sq key approvals update --add-all \
        --cert=EB28F26E2739A4870ECC47726F0073F60FD0CBF0

Approve of all of the certifications on all of Alice's user IDs made by Bob, discarding all prior approvals first.

    sq key approvals update --remove-all \
        --add-by=511257EBBF077B7AEDAE5D093F68CB84CE537C9A \
        --cert=EB28F26E2739A4870ECC47726F0073F60FD0CBF0

Approve of all of the certifications on a specific user ID by certifiers that can be authenticated, discarding all prior approvals first.

    sq key approvals update --remove-all --add-authenticated \
        --cert=EB28F26E2739A4870ECC47726F0073F60FD0CBF0 \
        --userid="Alice <alice@example.org>"

Remove the approval of Bob's certification on all of Alice's user IDs.

    sq key approvals update \
        --remove-by=511257EBBF077B7AEDAE5D093F68CB84CE537C9A \
        --cert=EB28F26E2739A4870ECC47726F0073F60FD0CBF0

SEE ALSO
sq(1), sq-key(1), sq-key-approvals(1).

For the full documentation see <https://book.sequoia-pgp.org/>.

VERSION
1.4.0