Command-line Options
Below is list of command-line options recognized by the Wizard's Toolkit command-line tools. If you want a description of a particular option, click on the option name in the navigation bar above and you will go right to it.
-authenticate method
| authenticate with this method |
To print a complete list of authentication methods, use the -list authenticate option.
-chunksize bytes
| number of bytes in a chunk |
-cipher type
| cipher to encipher or decipher content |
To print a complete list of cipher algorithms, use the -list cipher option.
-(de)compress
| automagically (de)compress BZIP and ZIP files |
By default, the encipher and decipher tools automagically expand the content of any BZIP or ZIP files on input or compresses any content on output if the filename extension is .bz2 or .gz. The digest tool, by default, computes the message digest of the unexpanded content of BZIP and ZIP files. Use this option to change this default behavior. Use +(de)compress, for example, to encipher the compressed content of BZIP or ZIP files.
-debug events
| display copious debugging information |
-entropy type
| increase content entropy |
To print a complete list of entropy types, use the -list entropy option.
-export id
| export a key from your keyring |
-help
| print program options |
-hmac hash
| ensure message integrity with this hash |
To print a complete list of hashes, use the -list hash option.
-key hash
| strengthen the key with this hash |
-key-length value
| cipher key length in bits: 256, 512, 1024, or 2048 |
-keyring filename
| get or add private keys to this file |
-level value
| entropy level: 1 (less entropy) to 9 (more entropy) |
-list type
| print a list of supported option arguments |
Choose from these list types:
Authenticate Cipher Command Configure DataType Debug Endian Entropy EntropyLevel Hash KeyLength List Mode
-log format
| format of debugging information |
-mode type
| mode of encryption or decryption |
To print a complete list of modes, use the -list mode option.
-passphrase filename
| get the passphrase from this file |
-properties filename
| cipher properties to/from this file |
-random hash
| strengthen random data with this hash |
To print a complete list of hashes, use the -list hash option.
-true-random
| strengthen enciphering or deciphering with true random numbers |
True random numbers are encouraged but may not always be practical because your application may block while entropy is gathered from your environment. If the application does block it may be waiting for your system to generate entropy. Move your mouse or press keystrokes in another window. Once enough entropy is generated, the application runs to completion.
Use +true-random to force cryptographically strong pseudo-random numbers that do not block your application.
-verbose
| print detailed information about the secure content |
-version
| print version information |