virgil decrypt.1 - VirgilSecurity/virgil-cli GitHub Wiki
decrypt -- decrypt data with given password or given Private Key + recipient-id.
virgil decrypt [-i <file>] [-o <file>] [-c <file>] [-k <file>] [-p <arg>] -r
<arg> [-V] [--] [--version] [-h]
The utility allows you to decrypt data with a provided password or a provided combination of private key + recipient-id.
recipient-id is an identifier which is associated with the public key. If a sender has a Virgil Card, his recipient-id is his Card's id.
Please note that you will need a password or a combination of public key + recipient-id for encryption.
-i <file>, --in <file>
Data to be decrypted. If omitted, stdin is used.
-o <file>, --out <file>
Decrypted data. If omitted, stdout is used.
-c <file>, --content-info <file>
Content info. Use this option if content info is not embedded in the
encrypted data.
-k <file>, --key <file>
Private Key.
-p <arg>, --private-key-password <arg>
Private Key Password.
-r <arg>, --recipient <arg>
(required) Recipient defined in format:
[password|id|vcard|email|private]:<value>
where:
* if password, then <value> - recipient's password;
* if id, then <value> - recipient's UUID associated with a Virgil Card
identifier;
* if vcard, then <value> - recipient's Virgil Card/Cards file
stored locally;
* if email, then <value> - recipient's email;
* if private, then set type:value for searching Private Virgil Card(s).
For example: private:email:<obfuscator_email> (obfuscator - see
'virgil hash')
-V, --VERBOSE
Shows detailed information.
--, --ignore_rest
Ignores the rest of the labeled arguments following this flag.
--version
Displays version information and exits.
-h, --help
Displays usage information and exits.
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Decrypt plain.txt.enc for a user identified by his password:
virgil decrypt -i plain.txt.enc -o plain.txt -r password:strong_password -
Decrypt plain.txt.enc for Bob identified by his private key +
recipient-id[id|vcard|email|private]:virgil decrypt -i plain.txt.enc -o plain.txt -k bob/private.key -r id:<recipient_id>
virgil(1) virgil-config(1) virgil-encrypt(1)