In this post, we’ll dive into what pkeygen is, how it differs from traditional methods, and why you might want to add it to your crypto toolkit. Unlike the interactive wizards of GnuPG, pkeygen is designed to be non-interactive and data-driven . It reads a simple JSON configuration file (or string) and outputs a binary or armored OpenPGP keyring.
pkeygen --config ephemeral.json --output build-key.gpg sign-commit --key build-key.gpg # Destroy after use Store your key config in a Git repo, then: pkeygen
Enter — a utility often bundled with OpenPGP implementations like rnp (RNC’s OpenPGP implementation) and sometimes found in gpg as an undocumented subcommand. While it’s not as famous as its gpg cousin, pkeygen offers a refreshing, JSON-driven approach to key creation. In this post, we’ll dive into what pkeygen
When most people think about creating PGP keys, they immediately type gpg --full-generate-key . It’s the standard. But what if I told you there’s a leaner, more scriptable, and arguably more transparent way to generate the same keys? pkeygen --config ephemeral