| SQ(1) | User Commands | SQ(1) |
NAME
sq key expire - Change expiration times
SYNOPSIS
sq key expire [OPTIONS] EXPIRATION
DESCRIPTION
Change expiration times.
Change or clear a certificate's expiration time.
This subcommand changes the certificate's expiration time. To change the expiration time of an individual subkey, use the `sq key subkey expire` subcommand.
OPTIONS
Subcommand options
- -B, --binary
- Emit binary data
- --cert=FINGERPRINT|KEYID
- Change the certificate's expiration time
- --cert-file=CERT_FILE
- Change the certificate's expiration time
- -o, --output=FILE
- Write to FILE or stdout if omitted
-
EXPIRATION - Define EXPIRATION for the key as ISO 8601 formatted string or custom duration. If an ISO 8601 formatted string is provided, the validity period reaches from the reference time (may be set using `--time`) to the provided time. Custom durations starting from the reference time may be set using `N[ymwds]`, for N years, months, weeks, days, or seconds. The special keyword `never` sets an unlimited expiry.
Global options
See sq(1) for a description of the global options.
EXAMPLES
Make Alice's key expire in a year.
sq key expire 1y --cert-file alice-secret.pgp
Make Alice's key never expire.
sq key expire never --cert-file alice-secret.pgp
SEE ALSO
For the full documentation see https://book.sequoia-pgp.org.
VERSION
0.37.0 (sequoia-openpgp 1.20.0)
| 0.37.0 | Sequoia PGP |