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# paperkey
> An OpenPGP key archiver.
> More information: <https://www.jabberwocky.com/software/paperkey/>.
- Take a specific secret key and generate a text file with the secret data:
`paperkey --secret-key {{path/to/secret_key.gpg}} --output {{path/to/secret_data.txt}}`
- Take the secret key data in `secret_data.txt` and combine it with the public key to reconstruct the secret key:
`paperkey --pubring {{path/to/public_key.gpg}} --secrets {{path/to/secret_data.txt}} --output {{secret_key.gpg}}`
- Export a specific secret key and generate a text file with the secret data:
`gpg --export-secret-key {{key}} | paperkey --output {{path/to/secret_data.txt}}`