Questions tagged [gnupg]
GNU Privacy Guard (GnuPG or GPG) is an open source implementation of PGP, a file encryption and signature tool widely used for emails
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kgpg only launches once on Ubuntu 14.04 [on hold]
The system monitor shows kgpg is running, but clicking the icon on the launcher makes the icon blink, but opens no GUI.
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Verify PGP Signature on Fedora [migrated]
I am attempting to very a PGP Signature using Fedora and have no prior experience using PGP.
I have the Public Key and a document downloadable from this link. On F30 I have tried gpg --import pgp-key....
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Import/Register GPG keys from a SmartCard/Yubi
I used my desktop to setup my GPG keys, added them to my Yubikey, and then removed them from my desktop so that when I am prompted for the key it asks me to use my Yubikey --instead of asking for a ...
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Is GPG symmetric (decryption) vulnerable?
Suppose a file (say, a text file source.txt) was encrypted into danger.gpg using GPG symmetric encryption on a compromised device. Since the device is compromised, danger.gpg could have been created ...
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How do I delete secret subkeys correctly?
I tried to use gpg --delete-secret-keys to delete some revoked subkeys but ended up accidentally deleting my primary key instead.
I was able to reproduce my mistake with the following commands:
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GnuPG can see a card under root user, but not under normal user
When under an unprivileged user:
$ gpg --card-status
gpg: selecting openpgp failed: No such device
gpg: OpenPGP card not available: No such device
With sudo or under a root user:
$ sudo gpg --card-...
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Is it permissible to use GPG without an encryption key?
Will I be disapproved of or get frowned upon a lot if I choose to deploy and use GnuPG without an encryption key? E.g. I generate keys manually and skip the encryption key entirely.
The reason is ...
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Import ssh keys into gpg (openpgp) as mutliple authentication subkeys?
I have successfully converted ssh keys to gpg primary keys and then converted them to authentication subkeys using pem2openpgp. Unfortunately there is only one primary key and only one authentication ...
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How do I create a detached plain text signature?
If I use gpg --detach-sig file, then I get a small file.sig, but it is not plain text, so this is not useful if you wish to send the signature in a plain text format.
If I use gpg --clearsign file, ...
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Is gnupg2 --refresh-keys susceptible to any attacks based on fingerprint collisions?
Alice updates her OpenPGP key yearly. Bob updates his copy using: gpg2 --refresh-keys
Mallory ensures that Bob uses her keyserver, which offers her own key, which
is sharing the 32-bit "short" Key ...
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Can I decrypt a .gpg file by using Windows CNG store/ProtectedData?
I'm creating this tool in C# that would take a .gpg file and decrypt it using Windows CNG. I get a .gpg file as my input parameter and it is encrypted with my key using WinPT. Decrypting it works with ...
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How do I interpret output that produces gpg listing keys?
Correct me where I'm wrong. There are public and private (or secret) keys. A public and a private key make up a keypair. Some keypairs are bound to the other ones. The former are called subkeys, the ...
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Length of a stretched gnupg passphrase that is comparable in strength to an unstretched string of 256 random bits
Assume that we want to encrypt a file with gnupg using AES-256 as the encryption algorithm. (Hence, symmetric encryption.)
In this mode, gnupg requires a passphrase from the user. I understand that ...
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How can I trust a GPG key when I download it based on the fingerprint contained in the file I want to verify?
The instructions at https://tutorials.ubuntu.com/tutorial/tutorial-how-to-verify-ubuntu#3 suggest that you can download an ISO for installing an OS, along with the checksums and a signature. You then ...
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Is that a good idea? - Firefox/Chrome in-content encryption
I'm currently thinking about writing a Firefox/Chrome and Python/PHP/JS plugin to accomplish the following:
Assuming you are on a non-SSL secured site or you simply don't trust any CA like Let's ...
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RSA 4096 vs. ECC Curve 25519
I want to use GPG to encrypt files before storing them as backup in the cloud. I don't care about interoperability or performance/resource consumption during encryption/decription. I only care about ...
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Which encryption algorithm for cloud backup?
I want to backup my data to the cloud. Before that, I want to encrypt it using GPG (gpg (GnuPG) 2.2.11 and libgcrypt 1.8.4).
The backup is just for me, so I don't care about interoperability
I only ...
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Is there a security difference between GPG signing a file directly or its SHA512SUM file?
I am about to decide what SHA-512 hash sum and / or GPG verification scheme I will choose.
Let me present you with two options:
Signing the 25 GB ~ 23 GiB (one file fit to a Blu-Ray) directly with:
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Decrypting gpg2-symmetrically-encrypted files using non-gpg2 tools
If I encrypt a file using gpg2 and specifying AES256 as my encryption algorithm, can I decrypt it with tools other than gpg2?
More generally, does the fact that one tool used AES256 for encrypting a ...
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Is GPG a kind of digital signature?
So I've been using GPG since I've touched Linux&LibreOffice, but I only knew that's its a signature, for identifying the work is created by me. But soon I've been touching some law questions and ...
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GPG: Change expected card number
I have switched from a YubiKey 4 to a YubiKey 5. Both have the same GPG keys stored. After storing the key on the first YubiKey, I fetched my public key so GPG knows where to look for the private key. ...
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I use full-disk encryption. Should I passphrase-encrypt my private key(s) anyway?
Suppose I want to use GnuPG on a GNU/Linux laptop where I've encrypted all filesystems (except /boot) with LUKS/dm-crypt. Backups are encrypted client-side and stored on a physically secure server. ...
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Preparing to change over to new GPG-key - what to do with my old ones?
I've just created a new off-line GPG-key with a sign/certify master-key and two sub-keys - one for signing and one for encrypting. 5 yr expiration for the master, 2 yr for the subs. My master-key got ...
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Know the setting used in creating key pair in GNUPG4Win version 3.15
I am using GNUpg4Win version 3.15. For the last few hours I am trying to figure out what default settings are used for Cipher and Hash during key generation.
Basically I want to use AES-128, 3DES ...
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Is layered encryption more secure than long passwords?
The comments in this question debate about the added security of multi-layered encryption. There seems to be some disagreement, and I thought a proper question would be helpful here.
So, to provide ...
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Is there a limit on the layers of encryption a file can have?
Consider symmetric GPG encryption of a given file my_file.txt. Something like (in command line)
gpg --symmetric --cipher-algo AES256 my_file.txt
After suppying the prompt with the new password, the ...
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gpg2 --full-generate-key generated 2 keys with different expiry dates
I was trying to generate a new gpg keypair earlier, so ran:
gpg2 --full-gen-key. I selected the default key type (RSA & RSA), keysize (2048) and specified that the key should expire in 2 years (2y)...
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gpg ignores passphrase on my key stored on yubikey 5 nfc
I just set-up my yubikey 5 nfc with 3 seperate subkeys (S, E, A).
While encrypting and decrypting works fine (self-tested), I'm questioning the fact that gpg only ever asks me for the yubikey's pgp ...
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Is GPG's AES encryption that much stronger than its RSA headers? [duplicate]
Correct me if I'm wrong at any point of this questino.
I understand that AES is a lot cheaper to compute than RSA (or any form of asymmetric encryption) and that that is why GPG and similar programs (...
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How to display the SHA256 hash while signing or in signature
I realize (using --clearsign) that GnuPG is using SHA256 as the hashing algorithm for signing, but I would like to be able to see the actual SHA256 hash in the signature somewhere. Is there a way ...
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What are a keypair and a public key ring?
The GNU Privacy Handbook says:
The command-line option -gen-key is used to create a new primary
keypair.
gpg --gen-key
Does a keypair mean a pair of private key and public key?
The book also ...
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Why is GPG-agent still caching my passphrase?
I can not get gpg to prompt me for my passphrase when I want to decrypt a file. I tried including:
default-cache-ttl 0
max-cache-ttl 0
(also flipped the bit to 1)
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Leaking `.gnupg` directory when private keys are stored on a smart card
What security risks can be caused by leaking .gnupg directory (for example, accidentally committing it to GitHub) when private keys are stored on a smart card?
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OpenPGP SmartCard: generate revocation certificate on-card?
As far as I can tell:
It is possible to generate a private keyring (i.e. signing private key, plus associated encryption private key and authentication private key) entirely on an OpenPGP Smartcard (...
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Use GPG smartcard and gpg-agent to protect multiple SSH keys
I have a Yubikey acting as a GPG smartcard. SSH is configured to use the smart card socket for authentication, and authenticating with the GPG key with Authentication capabilities work fine.
ssh-add -...
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Confused about GitHub's GPG key association and authenticity
I'm not sure I understand GPG, and something on GitHub has left me wondering.
In git, a GPG private key can then be used to sign commits, which allows someone who is in possession of the public key ...
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Is it safe to share an encrypted GPG private key?
I use the pass password manager, and I am trying to come up with a convenient way to bootstrap new machines with access to the git repository. I also have a GPG smartcard (Yubikey) with a different ...
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Import GnuPG Subkey to other Primary Key
Let's say we have two gpg primary keys "Ident-A" and "Ident-B". There is also a subkey "Sub1" used for encryption by "Ident-A". It is possible to add a subkey "Sub2" to "Ident-B" using the private key ...
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On gpg2's symmetric decryption
According to an answer and comments in a earlier question of mine, when one uses gpg2 to symmetrically encrypt a message, gpg2 randomly generates a one-time encryption key for that message, as well as ...
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How do GnuPG smartcard generate reliable random data?
I'm generating a private key on my new GPG smartcard at this very moment.
On linux, the random would be fed by the keystrokes on my keyboard, the network packets, the mouse movements etc.
How does ...
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On the use of gpg2 for long-term encryption
I am looking for tools/libraries for symmetrically encrypting millions of files (many terabytes' worth of content).
In particular, I am exploring the possibility of using gpg2 for this1.
One concern ...
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The passphrase in gnupg's symmetric vs asymmetric encryption schemes
This question is admittedly artificial. Its purpose is only to help me understand aspects of gnupg that I can't figure out from reading the documentation.
One thing that puzzles me about gnupg is ...
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I can't get gpg-zip to work. What am I doing wrong?
I haven't used gpg-zip before. I am trying to compress and encrypt a directory with more than 200 files. I did a test run with a smaller directory containing just a dozen PDFs in it, a folder I'll ...
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What are the possible ways to manage gpg keys over period of 10 years?
What key curation can be applied to a personal gpg keypair over a period of time (e.g. 10 years) if I also want to use the keypair for professional use? What are the measures that I need to take to ...
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One GPG key with multiple user identities for my career?
I am trying to work out what is the best approach for managing GPG keys over my career when I change jobs.
My understanding is that there are two ways this could be done:
Have one main/master GPG ...
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Correct way to replace a GPG key
I want to create a new GPG key with a longer key size.
What are the best ways to replace the key ?
My current key is associated with a lot of stuff like GitHub etc.
Should I revoke my old key and sign ...
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Can I use 3 same subkeys to 2 different GPG Smartcards?
Generated keys on an air-gapped PC.
Backed-up my .gpg folder on a USB.
Imported keys to smartcard 1.
Keys deleted
Replaced .pgp folder with .pgp from USB
Imported keys to smartcard 2.
Is this setup ...
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Does the output of --export-ssh-key change with different subkeys?
I use gpg --export-ssh-key to generate a public RSA key I can add to my authorized_keys file for the purposes of accessing my server via SSH. I have two Yubikeys (Yubikey 5 NFC) with the same subkeys ...
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With GPG, can 3rd party verify that message has been encrypted by specific public key?
Bob is sending message X to Alice. He encrypts X with Alice's public key using gpg and sends her encrypted message (ciphertext).
Later Alice claims that Bob made a mistake and the ciphertext was not ...
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Why can GPG sign messages but not keys?
I am trying to add local signatures to a few of the public keys I have in my keyring, but using gpg --lsign-key fails with the message "no secret key" despite the fact that gpg --sign works. I am ...
