gpg-card

OpenPGP and PIV smartcard management

TLDR

List available smartcards

$ gpg-card list

Display card information

$ gpg-card info

Change PIN

$ gpg-card passwd

Set cardholder name

$ gpg-card name

Fetch public key from card URL

$ gpg-card fetch

Generate keys on card

$ gpg-card generate

Reset card to factory defaults

$ gpg-card factory-reset

SYNOPSIS

gpg-card [options] [command [args]]

gpg-card is a GnuPG tool for managing OpenPGP and PIV smartcards. It provides an interactive interface for configuring cards, managing PINs, generating keys, and transferring keys to smartcards.Introduced in GnuPG 2.3 as a replacement for the older gpg --card-edit workflow, it offers a more streamlined command-line experience for smartcard operations.

SUBCOMMANDS

list

List available cards and readers.

info

Display card information.

name

Set cardholder name.

lang

Set language preference.

url

Set public key URL.

fetch

Fetch key from URL on card.

passwd

Change PIN, Admin PIN, or Reset Code.

generate

Generate keys on card.

keytocard

Transfer key to card.

forcesig

Toggle signature PIN requirement.

factory-reset

Reset card to factory defaults.

INSTALL

sudo apt install scdaemon

sudo apk add gnupg-utils