---
name: "sq-network-wkd-search"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "sequoia-sq"
version: "1.4.1-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/sq-network-wkd-search"
---

# sq-network-wkd-search(1)

Retrieve certificates from a Web Key Directory

## NAME

sq-network-wkd-search - Retrieve certificates from a Web Key Directory

## SYNOPSIS

**sq network wkd search** \[*OPTIONS*\] *ADDRESS*

## DESCRIPTION

Retrieve certificates from a Web Key Directory.

By default, any returned certificates are stored in the local certificate store.  This can be overridden by using \`--output\` option.

When a certificate is retrieved from a WKD, and imported into the local certificate store, any User IDs with the email address that was looked up are certificated with a local WKD-specific key.  That proxy certificate is in turn certified as a minimally trusted CA (trust amount: 1 of 120) by the local trust root.  How much the WKD proxy CA is trusted can be tuned using \`sq pki link add\` or \`sq pki link retract\` in the usual way.

## OPTIONS

### Subcommand options

- **--all**

  Fetch updates for all known certificates

- **--output**=*FILE*

  Write to FILE (or stdout when omitted) instead of importing into the certificate store

- *ADDRESS*

  Retrieve certificate(s) for ADDRESS

### Global options

See [**sq**(1)](/sq/1.md) for a description of the global options.

## EXAMPLES

Retrieve Alice's certificate over WKD.

```
sq network wkd search alice@example.org
```

Retrieve updates for all known certificates over WKD.

```
sq network wkd search --all
```

## SEE ALSO

[**sq**(1)](/sq/1.md), [**sq-network**(1)](/sq-network/1.md), [**sq-network-wkd**(1)](/sq-network-wkd/1.md).

For the full documentation see \<https://book.sequoia-pgp.org/\>.

## VERSION

1\.4.1