---
name: "sqop-generate-key"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "sequoia-sop"
version: "0.38.0-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/sqop-generate-key"
---

# sqop-generate-key(1)

Generates a Secret Key

## NAME

sqop-generate-key - Generates a Secret Key

## SYNOPSIS

**sqop generate-key** \[**--debug**\] \[**--no-armor**\] \[**--profile**\] \[**--signing-only**\] \[**--with-key-password**\] \[**-h**\|**--help**\] \[*USERIDS*\]

## DESCRIPTION

Generates a Secret Key

## OPTIONS

- **--debug**

  Emit verbose output for debugging

- **--no-armor**

  Don't ASCII-armor output

- **--profile** *\<PROFILE\>*

  Select the profile to use for key generation

- **--signing-only**

  Create a signing-only key

- **--with-key-password** *\<WITH\_KEY\_PASSWORD\>*

  Protect the newly generated key with the given password

- **-h**, **--help**

  Print help

- \[*USERIDS*\]

  UserIDs for the generated key