step crypto nacl secretbox open

Name

step crypto nacl secretbox open -- authenticate and decrypt a box produced by seal

Usage

step crypto nacl secretbox open <nonce> <key-file>
[--raw]

Description

step crypto nacl secretbox open verifies and decrypts a ciphertext using a secret key and a nonce.

This command uses an implementation of NaCl's crypto_secretbox_open function.

For examples, see step help crypto nacl secretbox.

Positional arguments

nonce The nonce provided when the secretbox was sealed.

To use a binary nonce use the prefix 'base64:' and the standard base64 encoding. e.g. base64:081D3pFPBkwx1bURR9HQjiYbAUxigo0Z

key-file The path to the shared key.

Options

--raw Indicates that input is not base64 encoded

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