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SQ(1)				 User Commands				 SQ(1)

NAME
       sq key password - Change	password protecting secrets

SYNOPSIS
       sq key password [OPTIONS] FILE

DESCRIPTION
       Change password protecting secrets.

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

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

OPTIONS
   Subcommand options
       -B, --binary
	      Emit binary data

       --clear
	      Emit a key with unencrypted secrets

       --new-password-file=NEW_PASSWORD_FILE
	      File containing password to encrypt key

	      Note  that the entire key	file will be used as the password, in-
	      cluding surrounding whitespace like for example a	trailing  new-
	      line

       -o, --output=FILE
	      Write to FILE or stdout if omitted

	      [default:	-]

       --old-password-file=OLD_PASSWORD_FILE
	      File containing password to decrypt key

	      Note  that the entire key	file will be used as the password, in-
	      cluding surrounding whitespace like for example a	trailing  new-
	      line

	FILE  Read from	FILE or	stdin if omitted

	      [default:	-]

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

EXAMPLES
       First, generate a key

	      sq key generate --userid '<juliet@example.org>' \
		     --output 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
       sq(1), sq-key(1).

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

VERSION
       0.36.0 (sequoia-openpgp 1.20.0)

Sequoia	PGP			    0.36.0				 SQ(1)

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