NAME
encrypt - Encrypts a message
SYNOPSIS
encrypt [-o|--output] [-B|--binary] [--recipient-cert] [--signer-key] [--private-key-store] [-s|--symmetric] [--mode] [--compression] [-t|--time] [--use-expired-subkey] [-h|--help] [FILE]
DESCRIPTION
Encrypts a message
Encrypts a message for any number of recipients and with any number of passwords, optionally signing the message in the process.
The converse operation is "sq decrypt".
OPTIONS
-o, --output=FILE
Writes to FILE or stdout if omitted
-B, --binary
Emits binary data
--recipient-cert=CERT-RING
Encrypts for all recipients in CERT-RING
--signer-key=KEY
Signs the message with KEY
--private-key-store=KEY_STORE
Provides parameters for private key store
-s, --symmetric
Adds a password to encrypt with. The message can be decrypted with either one of the recipient's keys, or any password.
--mode=MODE [default: all] [possible values: transport, rest, all]
Selects what kind of keys are considered for encryption. Transport select subkeys marked as suitable for transport encryption, rest selects those for encrypting data at rest, and all selects all encryption-capable subkeys.
--compression=KIND
[default: pad] [possible values: none, pad, zip,
zlib, bzip2]
Selects compression scheme to use
-t, --time=TIME
Chooses keys valid at the specified time and sets the signature's creation time
--use-expired-subkey
If a certificate has only expired encryption-capable subkeys, falls back to using the one that expired last
-h, --help
Print help information
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[FILE] |
Reads from FILE or stdin if omitted |
EXAMPLES
Encrypt a file using a certificate
sq encrypt --recipient-cert romeo.pgp message.txt
Encrypt a file creating a signature in the process
sq encrypt --recipient-cert romeo.pgp --signer-key juliet.pgp message.txt
Encrypt a file using a password
sq encrypt --symmetric message.txt
SEE ALSO
For the full documentation see <https://docs.sequoia-pgp.org/sq/>;.
sq(1) sq-armor(1) sq-autocrypt(1) sq-certify(1) sq-dearmor(1) sq-decrypt(1) sq-inspect(1) sq-key(1) sq-keyring(1) sq-keyserver(1) sq-packet(1) sq-revoke(1) sq-sign(1) sq-verify(1) sq-wkd(1)