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
       --cert=FINGERPRINT|KEYID
              Change the password for the secret key material from the key with the specified fingerprint or key
              ID

       --cert-email=EMAIL
              Change the password for the secret key material  from  the  key  where  a  user  ID  includes  the
              specified email address

       --cert-file=PATH
              Change the password for the secret key material from the key read from PATH

       --cert-userid=USERID
              Change the password for the secret key material from the key with the specified user ID

       --clear-password
              Clear the password protecting the secret key material

       --new-password-file=PASSWORD_FILE
              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.

       --output=FILE
              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

       1.2.0 (sequoia-openpgp 1.22.0)

Sequoia PGP                                           1.2.0                                                SQ(1)