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SQ(1) User Commands SQ(1)

NAME

sq toolbox packet - Low-level packet manipulation

SYNOPSIS

sq toolbox packet dump [OPTIONS] FILE
sq toolbox packet decrypt [OPTIONS] FILE
sq toolbox packet split [OPTIONS] FILE
sq toolbox packet join [OPTIONS] FILE

DESCRIPTION

Low-level packet manipulation.

An OpenPGP data stream consists of packets. These tools allow working with packet streams. They are mostly of interest to developers, but `sq toolbox packet dump` may be helpful to a wider audience both to provide valuable information in bug reports to OpenPGP-related software, and as a learning tool.

SUBCOMMANDS

sq toolbox packet dump

List packets.

Creates a human-readable description of the packet sequence. Additionally, it can print cryptographic artifacts, and print the raw octet stream similar to hexdump(1), annotating specifically which bytes are parsed into OpenPGP values.

To inspect encrypted messages, either supply the session key, or see `sq decrypt` with the `--dump` flag, or `sq toolbox packet decrypt`.

sq toolbox packet decrypt

Unwrap an encryption container.

Decrypts a message, dumping the content of the encryption container without further processing. The result is a valid OpenPGP message that can, among other things, be inspected using `sq toolbox packet dump`.

sq toolbox packet split

Split a message into packets.

Splitting a packet sequence into individual packets, then recombining them freely with `sq toolbox packet join` is a great way to experiment with OpenPGP data.

The converse operation is `sq toolbox packet join`.

sq toolbox packet join

Join packets split across files.

Splitting a packet sequence into individual packets, then recombining them freely with `sq toolbox packet join` is a great way to experiment with OpenPGP data.

The converse operation is `sq toolbox packet split`.

EXAMPLES

sq toolbox packet dump

Prints the packets of a certificate

sq toolbox packet dump juliet.pgp




Prints cryptographic artifacts of a certificate






sq toolbox packet dump --mpis juliet.pgp








Prints a hexdump of a certificate






sq toolbox packet dump --hex juliet.pgp








Prints the packets of an encrypted message






sq toolbox packet dump --session-key AABBCC... ciphertext.pgp










sq toolbox packet decrypt


Unwraps the encryption revealing the signed message






sq toolbox packet decrypt --recipient-file juliet.pgp \








ciphertext.pgp












sq toolbox packet split


Split a certificate into individual packets






sq toolbox packet split juliet.pgp










sq toolbox packet join


Split a certificate into individual packets






sq toolbox packet split juliet.pgp








Then join only a subset of these packets






sq toolbox packet join juliet.pgp-[0-3]*












SEE ALSO


sq(1), sq-toolbox(1),
    sq-toolbox-packet-dump(1), sq-toolbox-packet-decrypt(1),
    sq-toolbox-packet-split(1), sq-toolbox-packet-join(1).


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






VERSION


0.38.0 (sequoia-openpgp 1.21.2)







  

    0.38.0
    Sequoia PGP