import_key() {
+local sshKeyFile
local hostName
local domain
local userID
-hostName="$1"
+sshKeyFile="$1"
+hostName="$2"
# use the default hostname if not specified
if [ -z "$hostName" ] ; then
- hostName=$(hostname -f)
+ hostName=$(hostname -f) || failure "Could not determine hostname."
# test that the domain is not obviously illegitimate
domain=${foo##*.}
case $domain in
# create host home
mkdir -p "${MHDATADIR}"
-mkdir -p "${MHTMPDIR}"
mkdir -p "${GNUPGHOME_HOST}"
chmod 700 "${GNUPGHOME_HOST}"
-log verbose "importing ssh key..."
-# translate ssh key to a private key
-PEM2OPENPGP_USAGE_FLAGS=authenticate pem2openpgp "$userID" \
- | gpg_host --import
+# import ssh key to a private key
+if [ -z "$sshKeyFile" ] ; then
+ failure "Must specify ssh key file to import, or specify '-' for stdin."
+elif [ "$sshKeyFile" = '-' ] ; then
+ log verbose "importing ssh key from stdin..."
+ PEM2OPENPGP_USAGE_FLAGS=authenticate pem2openpgp "$userID" \
+ | gpg_host --import
+else
+ log verbose "importing ssh key from file '$sshKeyFile'..."
+ PEM2OPENPGP_USAGE_FLAGS=authenticate pem2openpgp "$userID" \
+ <"$sshKeyFile" \
+ | gpg_host --import
+fi
# load the new host fpr into the fpr variable. this is so we can
# create the gpg pub key file. we have to do this from the secret key
# export to gpg public key to file
update_gpg_pub_file
+log info "host key imported:"
+
# show info about new key
show_key