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SQ(1) User Commands SQ(1)

NAME

sq key password - Change the password protecting secret key material

SYNOPSIS

sq key password [OPTIONS]

DESCRIPTION

Change the password protecting secret key material.

Secret key material can be protected by a password. This subcommand changes or clears the password.

To strip the password either use `--clear` or supply a zero-length password when prompted for the new password.

If a key is password protected, and the correct password was not supplied using the `--password-file` argument, the user is prompted for the password. Likewise, if the new password isn't provided, the user is prompted.

OPTIONS

Subcommand options

Change the password for the secret key material from the key with the specified fingerprint or key ID
Change the password for the secret key material from the key where a user ID includes the specified email address
Change the password for the secret key material from the key read from PATH
Change the password for the secret key material from the key with the specified user ID
Clear the password protecting the secret key material
File containing password to encrypt the secret key material.
Note that the entire key file will be used as the password including any surrounding whitespace like a trailing newline.
Write to FILE or stdout if omitted

Global options

See sq(1) for a description of the global options.

EXAMPLES

Change the password for all of Alice's keys to the password in the specified file.

sq key password --new-password-file password-file.txt --cert \
EB28F26E2739A4870ECC47726F0073F60FD0CBF0




Clear the password protection for all of Alice's keys.






sq key password --password-file password-file.txt \








--clear-password --cert \










EB28F26E2739A4870ECC47726F0073F60FD0CBF0












SEE ALSO


sq(1), sq-key(1).


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






VERSION


0.40.0 (sequoia-openpgp 1.21.2)







  

    0.40.0
    Sequoia PGP