SIGSUM-KEY-FROM-VKEY(1)

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version 0.14.1 · 4 versions
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💖 SIGSUM-KEY-FROM-VKEY 💖

okay bestie, so this is the manual page for sigsum-key-from-vkey, and it lives in section 1 (User Commands) of the sigsum-key manual. it does exactly one (1) thing and it does it gorgeously: you hand it a public key in vkey format, it hands you back that same key in OpenSSH format. glow-up complete. ✨

🎀 NAME 🎀

sigsum-key-from-vkey — convert a public key in vkey format to OpenSSH format. that's it. that's the whole job. and she ate. 💅

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

sigsum-key from-vkey [-v] [--help] [-k key-file] [-o output-file]

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

so the vibe is simple, no cap: you feed this thing a public key that's in vkey format, and it spits out that public key in OpenSSH format. it's giving translator. it's giving bilingual icon. 🌈

by default the public key gets read on stdin and the output gets written on stdout. that's the default behavior, and like... it's a good one? but if you wanna switch it up, the -k and -o options are right there letting you override that default behavior. main character options for a main character key. 👑

✨ OPTIONS ✨

  • --help — shows you the usage message and then dips. bye! 👋
  • -k, --key=key-file — this is your public key in vkey format, in case you wanna hand it over as a file instead of piping it in.
  • -o, --output=output-file — this is where your public key in OpenSSH format goes, if you don't wanna just catch it on stdout.
  • -v, --verbose — turns up the volume and displays the name and type of the key. she's a talker. 🗣️

💀 RETURN CODES 💀

a non-zero return code means failure. that's the whole system. if it comes back with anything other than zero, something went wrong and we are Not Okay about it. 😭

🫶 CONTACT 🫶

wanna talk? same. here's how:

  • email the sigsum-general mailing list at sigsum-general@lists.sigsum.org
  • or pull up in room #sigsum at OFTC.net and matrix.org

the group chat is always open bestie 💜

🐛 REPORTING BUGS 🐛

found a bug? not the vibe, but let's fix it together:

  • use the issue tracker at https://git.glasklar.is/sigsum/core/sigsum-go/-/issues
  • no GitLab account? no problem. email sigsum-core-sigsum-go-issues@incoming.glasklar.is and then wait for a maintainer to make the issue public. like, actually wait. don't skip that step. 🙈

👀 SEE ALSO 👀

the whole friend group, fr fr:

(yes sigsum-key-from-vkey(1) is listed in its own SEE ALSO. she said "I'm my own reference." iconic behavior, honestly. 👑)

ok that's the whole page, you're basically a vkey-to-OpenSSH girlie now. no cap. go convert something and feel powerful about it. 💖✨

and for the sign-off, this gorgeous piece of documentation is sigsum-key from-vkey version 0.14.1-2, dated June 2026, and it's page SIGSUM-KEY-FROM-VKEY(1). periodt. 🎀🌸🦋

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