.\" generated with Ronn-NG/v0.9.1
.\" http://github.com/apjanke/ronn-ng/tree/0.9.1
.TH "AGE\-PLUGIN\-BATCHPASS" "1" "December 2025" ""
.SH "NAME"
\fBage\-plugin\-batchpass\fR \- non\-interactive passphrase encryption plugin for age(1)
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
\fBage\fR \fB\-e\fR \fB\-j\fR \fBbatchpass\fR
.br
\fBage\fR \fB\-d\fR \fB\-j\fR \fBbatchpass\fR
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
\fBage\-plugin\-batchpass\fR is an age(1) plugin that enables non\-interactive passphrase\-based encryption and decryption using environment variables\.
.P
It is not built into the age CLI because most applications should use native keys instead of scripting passphrase\-based encryption\.
.SH "ENVIRONMENT"
.TP
\fBAGE_PASSPHRASE\fR
The passphrase to use for encryption or decryption\. Mutually exclusive with \fBAGE_PASSPHRASE_FD\fR\.
.TP
\fBAGE_PASSPHRASE_FD\fR
A file descriptor number to read the passphrase from\. Trailing newlines are stripped from the file contents\. Mutually exclusive with \fBAGE_PASSPHRASE\fR\.
.TP
\fBAGE_PASSPHRASE_WORK_FACTOR\fR
The scrypt work factor to use when encrypting\. Must be between 1 and 30\. Default is 18\. Higher values are more secure but slower\.
.TP
\fBAGE_PASSPHRASE_MAX_WORK_FACTOR\fR
The maximum scrypt work factor to accept when decrypting\. Must be between 1 and 30\. Default is 30\. Can be used to avoid very slow decryptions\.
.SH "EXAMPLES"
Encrypt a file with a passphrase:
.IP "" 4
.nf
$ AGE_PASSPHRASE=secret age \-e \-j batchpass file\.txt > file\.txt\.age
.fi
.IP "" 0
.P
Decrypt a file with a passphrase:
.IP "" 4
.nf
$ AGE_PASSPHRASE=secret age \-d \-j batchpass file\.txt\.age > file\.txt
.fi
.IP "" 0
.P
Read the passphrase from a file descriptor:
.IP "" 4
.nf
$ AGE_PASSPHRASE_FD=3 age \-e \-j batchpass file\.txt 3< passphrase\.txt > file\.txt\.age
.fi
.IP "" 0
.SH "SEE ALSO"
age(1)
.SH "AUTHORS"
Filippo Valsorda \fIage@filippo\.io\fR