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NAME

       lsh-decrypt-key  -  Decrypts the given key and outputs it in unecrypted
       form.

SYNOPSIS

       lsh-decrypt-key [OPTION...]

DESCRIPTION

       CAUTION! The information in this manpage may be  invalid  or  outdated.
       For authorative information on lsh, please see it's Texinfo manual (see
       the SEE ALSO section).

       The given key (supplied on stdin or in the file  given  with  the  --in
       option)  and  it's passphrase is read. The key is decrypted and written
       to stdout (or the file supplied by the --out option).

       This program is usually invoked by the lsh-upgrade-key script.

OPTIONS

       --askpass=Program
              Program to use for reading  passwords.  Should  be  an  absolute
              filename.

       --in=encrypted key filename
              (defaults to stdin)

       --out=decrypted key filename
              (defaults to stdout)

       --debug
              Print huge amounts of debug information

       --log-file=File name
              Append messages to this file.

       -q, --quiet
              Suppress all warnings and diagnostic messages

       --trace
              Detailed trace

       -v, --verbose
              Verbose diagnostic messages

       -?, --help
              Give this help list

       --usage
              Give a short usage message

       -V, --version
              Print program version

DIAGNOSTICS

       See the --verbose , --trace and --debug options.

REPORTING BUGS

       Report bugs to <bug-lsh@gnu.org>.

COPYING

       The  lsh  suite of programs is distributed under the GNU General Public
       License; see the COPYING and AUTHORS files in the  source  distribution
       for details.

AUTHOR

       The   lsh   program   suite   is   written   mainly   by  Niels  Moller
       <nisse@lysator.liu.se>.

       This  man-page  was  written   for   lsh   2.0   by   Pontus   Freyhult
       <pont_lsh@soua.net>, it is based on a template written by J.H.M. Dassen
       (Ray) <jdassen@wi.LeidenUniv.nl>.

SEE ALSO

       DSA(5), lsh(1), lsh-authorize(1), lsh-decode-key(1), lsh-export-key(1),
       lsh-keygen(1),  lsh-make-seed(1),  lsh-upgrade(1),  lsh-upgrade-key(1),
       lsh-writekey(1), lshd(8), secsh(5), SHA(5), SPKI(5), ssh-conv(1)

       The full documentation for lsh is maintained as a Texinfo  manual.   If
       the  info  and  lsh  programs  are properly installed at your site, the
       command

              info lsh

       should give you access to the complete manual.