NAME

       sq key subkey password - Change the password protecting secret key material

SYNOPSIS

       sq key subkey 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 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

SEE ALSO

       sq(1), sq-key(1), sq-key-subkey(1).

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

VERSION

       1.2.0 (sequoia-openpgp 1.22.0)