Reference

sq-packet-decrypt(1)

Unwrap an encryption container

NAME

sq-packet-decrypt - Unwrap an encryption container

SYNOPSIS

sq packet decrypt [OPTIONS] FILE

DESCRIPTION

Unwrap an encryption container.

Decrypts a message, dumping the content of the encryption container without further processing. The result is a valid OpenPGP message that can, among other things, be inspected using `sq packet dump`.

OPTIONS

Subcommand options

--binary

Emit binary data

--dump-session-key

Print the session key to stderr

--output=FILE

Write to FILE or stdout if omitted

[default: -]

--recipient-file=KEY_FILE

Decrypt the message using the key in KEY_FILE

--session-key=SESSION-KEY

Decrypt an encrypted message using SESSION-KEY

FILE

Read from FILE or stdin if FILE is '-'

[default: -]

Global options

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

EXAMPLES

Unwrap the encryption revealing the signed message.

sq packet decrypt --recipient-file bob-secret.pgp message.pgp

SEE ALSO

sq(1), sq-packet(1).

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

VERSION

1.4.1

History

--binary since Debian 12 (Bookworm); --dump-session-key since Debian 12 (Bookworm); --recipient-file since Debian 13 (Trixie); --session-key since Debian 12 (Bookworm).

--help until Debian 12 (Bookworm); --private-key-store until Debian 12 (Bookworm); --recipient-key until Debian 12 (Bookworm); -B until Debian 12 (Bookworm); -h until Debian 12 (Bookworm); -o until Debian 12 (Bookworm).