Re: Gpg key lost in self update

2016-12-31 Thread David Niklas
On Thu, 29 Dec 2016 14:15:52 + Christoffer Stjernlöf wrote: > do...@mail.com writes: > > I used a config file (hand written), and concatenated several of it's > > lines to form a super long strong passphrase for my key. > > There is no way to crack an arbitrary private key. However, since

RE: Gpg key lost in self update

2016-12-28 Thread Robert J. Hansen
> Now, I've read that you could use a program to crack the private key and I'd > rather not create a new key since my original was never compromised. For a strong passphrase, there is no effective way to crack it. Sorry, you're SOL. ___ Gnupg-users m

Gpg key lost in self update

2016-12-28 Thread doark
Hello, I used a config file (hand written), and concatenated several of it's lines to form a super long strong passphrase for my key. Bad news is that I foolishly changed the file and lack an old enough backup to find the original one. Now, I've read that you could use a program to crack the privat