diff --git a/libkeyringctl/cli.py b/libkeyringctl/cli.py
index 91cf890..cec29c3 100644
--- a/libkeyringctl/cli.py
+++ b/libkeyringctl/cli.py
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ def main() -> None:  # noqa: ignore=C901
                     convert(
                         working_dir=working_dir,
                         keyring_root=keyring_root,
-                        source=args.source,
+                        sources=args.source,
                         target_dir=target_dir,
                         name_override=args.name,
                     )
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ def main() -> None:  # noqa: ignore=C901
                     convert(
                         working_dir=working_dir,
                         keyring_root=keyring_root,
-                        source=args.source,
+                        sources=args.source,
                         target_dir=keyring_root / target_dir,
                         name_override=args.name,
                     )
diff --git a/libkeyringctl/keyring.py b/libkeyringctl/keyring.py
index 329a2f1..a381379 100644
--- a/libkeyringctl/keyring.py
+++ b/libkeyringctl/keyring.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ from .types import Fingerprint
 from .types import Uid
 from .types import Username
 from .util import system
+from .util import transform_fd_to_tmpfile
 
 
 def is_pgp_fingerprint(string: str) -> bool:
@@ -578,7 +579,7 @@ def derive_username_from_fingerprint(keyring_dir: Path, certificate_fingerprint:
 def convert(
     working_dir: Path,
     keyring_root: Path,
-    source: Iterable[Path],
+    sources: List[Path],
     target_dir: Path,
     name_override: Optional[Username] = None,
 ) -> Path:
@@ -590,7 +591,7 @@ def convert(
     ----------
     working_dir: A directory to use for temporary files
     keyring_root: The keyring root directory to look up accepted fingerprints for certifications
-    source: A path to a file or directory to decompose
+    sources: A path to a file or directory to decompose
     target_dir: A directory path to write the new directory structure to
     name_override: An optional username override for the call to `convert_certificate()`
 
@@ -600,12 +601,13 @@ def convert(
     """
 
     directories: List[Path] = []
-    keys: Iterable[Path] = set(chain.from_iterable(map(lambda s: s.iterdir() if s.is_dir() else [s], source)))
+    transform_fd_to_tmpfile(working_dir=working_dir, sources=sources)
+    keys: Iterable[Path] = set(chain.from_iterable(map(lambda s: s.iterdir() if s.is_dir() else [s], sources)))
 
     fingerprint_filter = set(
         get_fingerprints(
             working_dir=working_dir,
-            sources=source,
+            sources=sources,
             paths=[keyring_root] if keyring_root.exists() else [],
         ).keys()
     )
diff --git a/libkeyringctl/util.py b/libkeyringctl/util.py
index 8c21b02..f8fa7a8 100644
--- a/libkeyringctl/util.py
+++ b/libkeyringctl/util.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ from subprocess import CalledProcessError
 from subprocess import check_output
 from sys import exit
 from sys import stderr
+from tempfile import mkstemp
 from traceback import print_stack
 from typing import IO
 from typing import AnyStr
@@ -121,3 +122,23 @@ def absolute_path(path: str) -> Path:
     """
 
     return Path(path).absolute()
+
+
+def transform_fd_to_tmpfile(working_dir: Path, sources: List[Path]) -> None:
+    """Transforms an input list of paths from any file descriptor of the current process to a tempfile in working_dir.
+
+    Using this function on fd inputs allow to pass the content to another process while hidepid is active and /proc
+    not visible for the other process.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    working_dir: A directory to use for temporary files
+    sources: Paths that should be iterated and all fd's transformed to tmpfiles
+    """
+    for index, source in enumerate(sources):
+        if str(source).startswith("/proc/self/fd"):
+            file = mkstemp(dir=working_dir, prefix=f"{source.name}", suffix=".fd")[1]
+            with open(file, mode="wb") as f:
+                f.write(source.read_bytes())
+                f.flush()
+            sources[index] = Path(file)