sq-key-subkey-password(1)

Usage

sq key subkey password [OPTIONS]

Overview

Change the password protecting secret key material.

Secret key material can be protected by a password. This subcommand changes or clears the password of one or more keys.

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 of the specified (sub)keys from the key with the specified fingerprint or key ID

--cert-email=EMAIL: Change the password for the secret key material of the specified (sub)keys from the key where a user ID includes the specified email address

--cert-file=PATH: Change the password for the secret key material of the specified (sub)keys from the key read from PATH

--cert-userid=USERID: Change the password for the secret key material of the specified (sub)keys from the key with the specified user ID

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

--key=FINGERPRINT|KEYID: Change the password protecting the specified key's 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 Alice's signing key to the password in the specified file.

sq key subkey password --new-password-file=password-file.txt \
--cert=EB28F26E2739A4870ECC47726F0073F60FD0CBF0 \
--key=42020B87D51877E5AF8D272124F3955B0B8DECC8

Clear the password protection for Alice's signing key.

sq key subkey password --password-file=password-file.txt \
--clear-password \
--cert=EB28F26E2739A4870ECC47726F0073F60FD0CBF0 \
--key=42020B87D51877E5AF8D272124F3955B0B8DECC8

Version

1.4.1

Releases

2 releases since Debian 13 (Trixie); the text changed 1 time.

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Referred to by

sq-key-subkey(1) Manage subkeys