---
name: "sqop-decrypt"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "sequoia-sop"
version: "0.38.0-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/sqop-decrypt"
---

# sqop-decrypt(1)

Decrypts a Message

## NAME

sqop-decrypt - Decrypts a Message

## SYNOPSIS

**sqop decrypt** \[**--debug**\] \[**--session-key-out**\] \[**--with-session-key**\] \[**--with-password**\] \[**--verifications-out**\] \[**--verify-with**\] \[**--verify-not-before**\] \[**--verify-not-after**\] \[**--with-key-password**\] \[**-h**\|**--help**\] \[*KEYS*\]

## DESCRIPTION

Decrypts a Message

## OPTIONS

- **--debug**

  Emit verbose output for debugging

- **--session-key-out** *\<SESSION\_KEY\_OUT\>*

  Write the session key here

- **--with-session-key** *\<WITH\_SESSION\_KEY\>*

  Try to decrypt with this session key

- **--with-password** *\<WITH\_PASSWORD\>*

  Try to decrypt with this password

- **--verifications-out** *\<VERIFICATIONS\_OUT\>*

  Write verification result here

- **--verify-with** *\<VERIFY\_WITH\>*

  Certs for verification

- **--verify-not-before** *\<VERIFY\_NOT\_BEFORE\>*

  Consider signatures before this date invalid

- **--verify-not-after** *\<VERIFY\_NOT\_AFTER\>*

  Consider signatures after this date invalid

- **--with-key-password** *\<WITH\_KEY\_PASSWORD\>*

  Try to decrypt the encryption KEYS with these passwords

- **-h**, **--help**

  Print help

- \[*KEYS*\]

  Try to decrypt with these keys