diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e46a30a0..8a99150f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ lino
 linocli
 bin/
 dist/
+*.key
diff --git a/client/common.go b/client/common.go
index a20cecc1..899bec48 100644
--- a/client/common.go
+++ b/client/common.go
@@ -18,6 +18,15 @@ import (
 
 var ValidateCmd = cosmoscli.ValidateCmd
 
+func ParsePubKey(key string) (crypto.PubKey, error) {
+	pubKeyBytes, err := hex.DecodeString(key)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return cryptoAmino.PubKeyFromBytes(pubKeyBytes)
+}
+
 func ParsePrivKey(key string) (crypto.PrivKey, error) {
 	// @ tag means that priv-key is encrypted in the file.
 	if key[0] == '@' {
diff --git a/client/misc.go b/client/misc.go
index 312c7e7c..c2196183 100644
--- a/client/misc.go
+++ b/client/misc.go
@@ -67,6 +67,23 @@ func GetAddrOfCmd() *cobra.Command {
 	}
 }
 
+func GetPubKeyOfCmd() *cobra.Command {
+	return &cobra.Command{
+		Use:   "pubkey-of <@keyfile>",
+		Short: "pubkey-of <@keyfile> prints the hex-encoded string of pubkey, @ included",
+		Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(1),
+		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			file := args[0]
+			priv, err := ParsePrivKey(file)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			fmt.Printf("pubkey: %s\n", hex.EncodeToString(priv.PubKey().Bytes()))
+			return nil
+		},
+	}
+}
+
 func GetEncryptPrivKey() *cobra.Command {
 	return &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "encrypt-key <file>",
diff --git a/cmd/linocli/main.go b/cmd/linocli/main.go
index 09758e58..ac5c3324 100644
--- a/cmd/linocli/main.go
+++ b/cmd/linocli/main.go
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ func main() {
 		linoclient.GetNowCmd(cdc),
 		linoclient.GetGenAddrCmd(),
 		linoclient.GetAddrOfCmd(),
+		linoclient.GetPubKeyOfCmd(),
 		linoclient.GetEncryptPrivKey(),
 		client.LineBreak,
 	)
diff --git a/x/account/client/cli/tx.go b/x/account/client/cli/tx.go
index 2cc74f2c..7beb36ff 100644
--- a/x/account/client/cli/tx.go
+++ b/x/account/client/cli/tx.go
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ const (
 	FlagAddr        = "addr"
 	FlagAddrSeq     = "addr-seq"
 	FlagAddrPrivKey = "addr-priv-key"
+	FlagNewTxKey    = "new-tx-priv"
+	FlagNewSignKey  = "new-sign-pub"
 )
 
 func GetTxCmd(cdc *codec.Codec) *cobra.Command {
@@ -41,6 +43,7 @@ func GetTxCmd(cdc *codec.Codec) *cobra.Command {
 		getCmdRegister(cdc),
 		getCmdTransferV2(cdc),
 		getCmdBind(cdc),
+		getCmdRecover(cdc),
 	)...)
 
 	return cmd
@@ -186,6 +189,44 @@ func getCmdTransferV2(cdc *codec.Codec) *cobra.Command {
 	return cmd
 }
 
+// getCmdRecover -
+func getCmdRecover(cdc *codec.Codec) *cobra.Command {
+	cmd := &cobra.Command{
+		Use:   "recover",
+		Short: "recover <username> --new-tx-priv <new-priv-key> --new-sign-pub <pubkey-hex>",
+		Long:  "recover <username> --new-tx-priv <new-priv-key> --new-sign-pub <pubkey-hex>",
+		Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(1),
+		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			ctx := client.NewCoreContextFromViper().WithTxEncoder(linotypes.TxEncoder(cdc))
+			user := args[0]
+			if !linotypes.AccountKey(user).IsValid() {
+				return fmt.Errorf("invalid username: %s", user)
+			}
+
+			txPrivKey, err := client.ParsePrivKey(viper.GetString(FlagNewTxKey))
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("invalid new tx key: %s", err)
+			}
+
+			signPubKey, err := client.ParsePubKey(viper.GetString(FlagNewSignKey))
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("invalid new sign key: %s", err)
+			}
+
+			msg := types.NewRecoverMsg(user, txPrivKey.PubKey(), signPubKey)
+			return ctx.DoTxPrintResponse(msg, client.OptionalSigner{
+				PrivKey: txPrivKey,
+				Seq:     0,
+			})
+		},
+	}
+	cmd.Flags().String(FlagNewTxKey, "", "new transaction private key")
+	cmd.Flags().String(FlagNewSignKey, "", "new signing key")
+	_ = cmd.MarkFlagRequired(FlagNewTxKey)
+	_ = cmd.MarkFlagRequired(FlagNewSignKey)
+	return cmd
+}
+
 func parseAccOrAddr(s string) (rst linotypes.AccOrAddr, err error) {
 	comps := strings.Split(s, ":")
 	if len(comps) != 2 || !(comps[0] == "addr" || comps[0] == "user") {
diff --git a/x/account/types/msg.go b/x/account/types/msg.go
index 457bfabe..cc2a4502 100644
--- a/x/account/types/msg.go
+++ b/x/account/types/msg.go
@@ -139,7 +139,6 @@ func (msg TransferV2Msg) GetSignBytes() []byte {
 }
 
 // GetSigners - implements sdk.Msg
-// SHOULD NOT BE USED.
 func (msg TransferV2Msg) GetSigners() []sdk.AccAddress {
 	return []sdk.AccAddress{sdk.AccAddress(msg.Sender.String())}
 }
@@ -200,7 +199,6 @@ func (msg RecoverMsg) GetSignBytes() []byte {
 }
 
 // GetSigners - implements sdk.Msg
-// SHOULD NOT BE USED.
 func (msg RecoverMsg) GetSigners() []sdk.AccAddress {
 	return []sdk.AccAddress{sdk.AccAddress(msg.Username), sdk.AccAddress(msg.NewTxPubKey.Address())}
 }
@@ -337,7 +335,6 @@ func (msg RegisterV2Msg) GetSignBytes() []byte {
 }
 
 // GetSigners - implements sdk.Msg
-// SHOULD NOT BE USED
 func (msg RegisterV2Msg) GetSigners() []sdk.AccAddress {
 	return []sdk.AccAddress{
 		sdk.AccAddress(msg.Referrer.String()),