NAME¶

sq-decrypt - Decrypts a message

Decrypts a message using either supplied keys, or by prompting for a password. Any signatures are checked using the supplied certificates.

The converse operation is "sq encrypt".

SYNOPSIS¶

sq decrypt [FLAGS] [OPTIONS] [--] [FILE]

FLAGS¶

-h, --help

Prints help information

--dump-session-key

Prints the session key to stderr

--dump

Prints a packet dump to stderr

-x, --hex

Prints a hexdump (implies --dump)

OPTIONS¶

-o, --output FILE

Writes to FILE or stdout if omitted

-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

--recipient-key KEY

Decrypts with KEY

ARGS¶

FILE

Reads from FILE or stdin if omitted

EXAMPLES¶

# Decrypt a file using a secret key

$ sq decrypt --recipient-key juliet.pgp ciphertext.pgp

# Decrypt a file verifying signatures

$ sq decrypt --recipient-key juliet.pgp --signer-cert romeo.pgp ciphertext.pgp

# Decrypt a file using a password

$ sq decrypt ciphertext.pgp

SEE ALSO¶

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>