NAME¶

sq-verify - Verifies signed messages or detached signatures

When verifying signed messages, the message is written to stdout or the file given to --output.

When a detached message is verified, no output is produced. Detached signatures are often used to sign software packages.

The converse operation is "sq sign".

SYNOPSIS¶

sq verify [FLAGS] [OPTIONS] [--] [FILE]

FLAGS¶

-h, --help

Prints help information

OPTIONS¶

-o, --output FILE

Writes to FILE or stdout if omitted

--detached SIG

Verifies a detached signature

-n, --signatures N

Sets the threshold of valid signatures to N. If this threshold is not reached, the message will not be considered verified. [default: 0]

--signer-cert CERT

Verifies signatures with CERT

ARGS¶

FILE

Reads from FILE or stdin if omitted

EXAMPLES¶

# Verify a signed message

$ sq verify --signer-cert juliet.pgp signed-message.pgp

# Verify a detached message

$ sq verify --signer-cert juliet.pgp --detached message.sig message.txt

SEE ALSO¶

If you are looking for a standalone program to verify detached signatures, consider using sequoia-sqv.

For the full documentation see <https://docs.sequoia-pgp.org/sq/>.

sq(1), sq-armor(1), sq-autocrypt(1), sq-certify(1), sq-dearmor(1), sq-decrypt(1), sq-encrypt(1), sq-inspect(1), sq-key(1), sq-keyring(1), sq-packet(1), sq-sign(1), sq-verify(1)

AUTHORS¶

Azul <azul@sequoia-pgp.org>
Igor Matuszewski <igor@sequoia-pgp.org>
Justus Winter <justus@sequoia-pgp.org>
Kai Michaelis <kai@sequoia-pgp.org>
Neal H. Walfield <neal@sequoia-pgp.org>
Nora Widdecke <nora@sequoia-pgp.org>
Wiktor Kwapisiewicz <wiktor@sequoia-pgp.org>