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Leave out -passin and -passout.

Provide your current passphrase at the first prompt ("Enter passphrase for <infile>:") and your new passphrase at the second and third prompts ("Enter Encryption Password:" and "Verifying - Enter Encryption Password:"). You may use the same or a different passphrase on your new key.

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