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apptainer key search

Search for keys on a key server

Synopsis

The ‘key search’ command allows you to connect to a key server and look for public keys matching the argument passed to the command line. You can search by name, email, or fingerprint / key ID. (Maximum 100 search entities)

apptainer key search [search options...] <search_string>

Examples

$ apptainer key search apptainer.org

# search by fingerprint:
$ apptainer key search 8883491F4268F173C6E5DC49EDECE4F3F38D871E

# search by key ID:
$ apptainer key search F38D871E

Options

-h, --help         help for search
-l, --long-list    output long list when searching for keys
-u, --url string   specify the key server URL

SEE ALSO

  • apptainer key - Manage OpenPGP keys

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