SQ-VERIFY(1)

NAME
sq-verify - Verifies signed messages or detached signatures When verifying signed messages, the message is written to stdout or the file given to --output. When a detached message is verified, no output is produced. Detached signatures are often used to sign software packages. The converse operation is "sq sign".

SYNOPSIS
sq verify [FLAGS] [OPTIONS] [--] [FILE]

FLAGS

-h, --help
    Prints help information

OPTIONS

-o, --output FILE
    Writes to FILE or stdout if omitted

--detached SIG
    Verifies a detached signature

-n, --signatures N
    Sets the threshold of valid signatures to N. If this threshold is not reached, the message will not be considered verified. [default: 0]

--signer-cert CERT
    Verifies signatures with CERT

ARGS

FILE
    Reads from FILE or stdin if omitted

EXAMPLES

# Verify a signed message
    $ sq verify --signer-cert juliet.pgp signed-message.pgp

# Verify a detached message
    $ sq verify --signer-cert juliet.pgp --detached message.sig message.txt

SEE ALSO
If you are looking for a standalone program to verify detached signatures, consider using sequoia-sqv. 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-encrypt(1), sq-inspect(1), sq-key(1), sq-keyring(1), sq-keyserver(1), sq-packet(1), sq-sign(1), sq-verify(1), sq-wkd(1)

AUTHORS

    Azul <azul@sequoia-pgp.org>
    Igor Matuszewski <igor@sequoia-pgp.org>
    Justus Winter <justus@sequoia-pgp.org>
    Kai Michaelis <kai@sequoia-pgp.org>
    Neal H. Walfield <neal@sequoia-pgp.org>
    Nora Widdecke <nora@sequoia-pgp.org>
    Wiktor Kwapisiewicz <wiktor@sequoia-pgp.org>