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 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

   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, including surrounding whitespace like
              for example a trailing newline

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

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

              Note that the entire key file will be used as the password, including surrounding whitespace  like
              for example a trailing newline

        FILE  Read from FILE or stdin if omitted

   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

       0.34.0 (sequoia-openpgp 1.19.0)

Sequoia PGP                                          0.34.0                                                SQ(1)