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Suspend GPG keypair

The suspend GPG keypair command switches the keypair to offline mode.

Note

Offline keypairs cannot be used to sign unless brought online.

Suspend GPG keypair commands begin with:

smctl gpg keypair suspend <gpg keypair alias or ID>

or

smctl gpg kp offline <gpg keypair alias or ID>

Example 1:

Description: Switch the keypair referred to using the GPG keypair alias to offline mode.

Command:

smctl gpg keypair suspend <gpg keypair alias>

Command sample:

smctl gpg keypair suspend my-gpg-key

Example 2:

Description: Switch the keypair referred to using the GPG keypair ID to offline mode.

Command:

smctl gpg keypair suspend <gpg keypair ID>

Command sample:

smctl gpg keypair suspend aae21e7d-31e9-4cc0-89fa-63b323a64a56