NAME¶

password - Changes password protecting secrets

SYNOPSIS¶

password [-o|--output] [--clear] [-B|--binary] [-h|--help] [FILE]

DESCRIPTION¶

Changes password protecting secrets

Secret key material in keys can be protected by a password. This subcommand changes or clears this encryption password.

To emit the key with unencrypted secrets, either use `--clear` or supply a zero-length password when prompted for the new password.

OPTIONS¶

-o, --output=FILE

Writes to FILE or stdout if omitted

--clear

Emit a key with unencrypted secrets

-B, --binary

Emits binary data

-h, --help

Print help information

[FILE]

Reads from FILE or stdin if omitted

EXAMPLES¶

First, generate a key

 sq key generate --userid "<juliet@example.org>" --export juliet.key.pgp

Then, encrypt the secrets in the key with a password.

 sq key password < juliet.key.pgp > juliet.encrypted_key.pgp

And remove the password again.

 sq key password --clear < juliet.encrypted_key.pgp > juliet.decrypted_key.pgp

SEE ALSO¶

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

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