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 "<[email protected]>" --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/>.
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-key-adopt(1) sq-key-attest-certifications(1) sq-key-extract-cert(1) sq-key-generate(1) sq-key-userid(1) sq-keyring(1) sq-keyserver(1) sq-packet(1) sq-revoke(1) sq-sign(1) sq-verify(1) sq-wkd(1)