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I read in some docs, there are several version of GPG key extension available.
For ex: gpg, ascii, p12
I know .gpg extension is in binary, and Ascii is in text.
But I want to know their differences regarding its quality and security.
So pl… Continue reading Key pairs extension / version
I’m trying to import a private key (ascii .asc file) that I used to encrypt a local file I created in an older version of GnuPG a few years ago, but I get an error message that no valid OpenPGP data found, I know this is the correct key bu… Continue reading importing old ascii private key
Disclaimer: This is a cross-post after I initially was looking for help on the Gentoo forums since I suspected some major update of my Gentoo system to be the reason behind my problem.
However, since then I found that my GnuPG setup is wor… Continue reading How can I get `gpg` to sign with certain key again (end of file error)
GnuPG has a serious vulnerability, in a library also used elsewhere: Libgcrypt 1.9.0 contains a classic programming error.
The post Bad Security Bug in GnuPG: C Language Blamed (Yet Again) appeared first on Security Boulevard.
Continue reading Bad Security Bug in GnuPG: C Language Blamed (Yet Again)
Many, if not most, Linux distros will be affected. Users of other operating systems should check for software that uses libgcrypt. Continue reading GnuPG crypto library can be pwned during decryption – patch now!
Libgcrypt 1.9.0, the newest version of a cryptographic library integrated in the GNU Privacy Guard (GnuPG) free encryption software, has a “severe” security vulnerability and should not be used, warned Werner Koch. Libgcrypt vulnerability w… Continue reading “Serious” vulnerability found in Libgcrypt, GnuPG’s cryptographic library
Looking for "Barack Obama" in Ubuntu’s keyserver return these results
For example, take the first search result:
pub rsa2048/86678817fca9987e2d9a3d3ea2437f33d4266cc0 2017-07-08T04:17:08Z
Hash=40135e3a9da88180a317be949b301708… Continue reading What’s the purpose of a key hash when you have the fingerprint?
I am using GnuPG 2.2.20 to create my key pair.
I have successfully created a key pair, now I want to create a backup copy in case of HDD failure.
Following the instruction here, I have tried
gpg –output backupkeys.pgp –armor –export-sec… Continue reading What is the correct way to create a backup copy of a PGP key pair?
Let’s say that Joe gives his PGP public key to Sue so that Sue can send Joe a secret message.
Sue opens her PGP/GPG program, types I’m in love with Joe! and encrypts the message with Joe’s public key.
The result is a blob that only Joe can… Continue reading Is there some way to verify that what I think I encrypted is actually what was encrypted when I don’t have the private key? (PGP)
Just yesterday I decrypted this same file using a key that I have written down, but today every time I try the same key gpg returns:
gpg: decryption failed: Bad session key
I suspect that either I was typing something wrong every time I … Continue reading gpg stopped decrypting a symmetrically encrypted file