diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7a3ead0..8cd0e79 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ age1lggyhqrw2nlhcxprm67z43rta597azn8gknawjehu9d9dl0jq3yqqvfafg
 $ age -R recipients.txt example.jpg > example.jpg.age
 ```
 
+If the argument to `-R` (or `-i`) is `-`, the file is read from standard input.
+
 ### Passphrases
 
 Files can be encrypted with a passphrase by using `-p/--passphrase`. By default age will automatically generate a secure passphrase. Passphrase protected files are automatically detected at decrypt time.
@@ -92,6 +94,16 @@ $ age -d -i ~/.ssh/id_ed25519 example.jpg.age > example.jpg
 
 Note that SSH key support employs more complex cryptography, and embeds a public key tag in the encrypted file, making it possible to track files that are encrypted to a specific public key.
 
+#### Encrypting to a GitHub user
+
+Combining SSH key support and `-R`, you can easily encrypt a file to the SSH keys listed on a GitHub profile.
+
+```
+$ curl https://github.com/benjojo.keys | age -R - example.jpg > example.jpg.age
+```
+
+Keep in mind that people might not protect SSH keys long-term, since they are revokable when used only for authentication, and that SSH keys held on YubiKeys can't be used to decrypt files.
+
 ## Installation
 
 On macOS or Linux, you can use Homebrew:
diff --git a/cmd/age/age.go b/cmd/age/age.go
index 165f29c..8af316f 100644
--- a/cmd/age/age.go
+++ b/cmd/age/age.go
@@ -241,14 +241,7 @@ func encryptKeys(keys, files []string, in io.Reader, out io.Writer, armor bool)
 		recipients = append(recipients, r)
 	}
 	for _, name := range files {
-		f, err := os.Open(name)
-		if err != nil {
-			logFatalf("Error: failed to open recipient file: %v", err)
-		}
-		recs, err := parseRecipients(f, func(format string, a ...interface{}) {
-			a = append([]interface{}{name}, a...)
-			_log.Printf("Warning: recipients file %q: "+format, a...)
-		})
+		recs, err := parseRecipientsFile(name)
 		if err != nil {
 			logFatalf("Error: failed to parse recipient file %q: %v", name, err)
 		}
diff --git a/cmd/age/parse.go b/cmd/age/parse.go
index 4949a59..22b8acf 100644
--- a/cmd/age/parse.go
+++ b/cmd/age/parse.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
+	"log"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -32,7 +33,23 @@ func parseRecipient(arg string) (age.Recipient, error) {
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown recipient type: %q", arg)
 }
 
-func parseRecipients(f io.Reader, warnf func(string, ...interface{})) ([]age.Recipient, error) {
+func parseRecipientsFile(name string) ([]age.Recipient, error) {
+	var f *os.File
+	if name == "-" {
+		if stdinInUse {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("standard input is used for multiple purposes")
+		}
+		stdinInUse = true
+		f = os.Stdin
+	} else {
+		var err error
+		f, err = os.Open(name)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to open recipient file: %v", err)
+		}
+		defer f.Close()
+	}
+
 	const recipientFileSizeLimit = 16 << 20 // 16 MiB
 	const lineLengthLimit = 8 << 10         // 8 KiB, same as sshd(8)
 	var recs []age.Recipient
@@ -45,26 +62,26 @@ func parseRecipients(f io.Reader, warnf func(string, ...interface{})) ([]age.Rec
 			continue
 		}
 		if len(line) > lineLengthLimit {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("line %d is too long", n)
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("%q: line %d is too long", name, n)
 		}
 		r, err := parseRecipient(line)
 		if err != nil {
 			if t, ok := sshKeyType(line); ok {
 				// Skip unsupported but valid SSH public keys with a warning.
-				warnf("ignoring unsupported SSH key of type %q at line %d", t, n)
+				log.Printf("Warning: recipients file %q: ignoring unsupported SSH key of type %q at line %d", name, t, n)
 				continue
 			}
 			// Hide the error since it might unintentionally leak the contents
 			// of confidential files.
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("malformed recipient at line %d", n)
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("%q: malformed recipient at line %d", name, n)
 		}
 		recs = append(recs, r)
 	}
 	if err := scanner.Err(); err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read recipients file: %v", err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%q: failed to read recipients file: %v", name, err)
 	}
 	if len(recs) == 0 {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no recipients found")
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%q: no recipients found", name)
 	}
 	return recs, nil
 }