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otdfctl decrypt

decrypt [file] - Decrypt a TDF file

Synopsis

otdfctl decrypt [flags]

Description

Decrypt a Trusted Data Format (TDF) file and output the contents to stdout or a file in the current working directory.

The first argument is the TDF file with path from the current working directory being decrypted.

Examples

Various ways to decrypt a TDF file

# decrypt file and write to standard output
otdfctl decrypt hello.txt.tdf

# decrypt file and write to hello.txt file
otdfctl decrypt hello.txt.tdf -o hello.txt

# decrypt piped TDF content and write to hello.txt file
cat hello.txt.tdf | otdfctl decrypt -o hello.txt

Advanced piping is supported

$ echo "hello world" | otdfctl encrypt | otdfctl decrypt | cat
hello world

Options

-o, --out <out>: The file destination for decrypted content to be written instead of stdout. (required: false)

-t, --tdf-type <tdf-type>: Deprecated. TDF type is now auto-detected. (required: false)

--no-verify-assertions <no-verify-assertions>: disable verification of assertions (required: false)

Examples