Jack via Gnupg-users wrote:
> I may follow up on this later, but are you saying that if there is no
> password on the key, then gpg/gpg-agent/pinentry will not even prompt
> for it? So, if I did have a key without a password, then "gpg --passwd
> that-key" would not prompt for the original (blank)
OK, I have to declare defeat. I obviously have a far worse case of CRS
(Can't remember stuff) than I thought.
On 2021.10.06 16:03, anonymous via Gnupg-users wrote:
On Sunday, October 3rd, 2021 at 7:54 AM, Jack via Gnupg-users
wrote:
> I do not have secring.gpg or pubring.gpg, but gpg -k a
On Sunday, October 3rd, 2021 at 7:54 AM, Jack via Gnupg-users
wrote:
> The key was created many years ago with gpg
> version 1 and was definitely created without a passphrase.
One of many problems with having no password protection for a key is there is
nothing to stop someone who has access t
On 10/3/21 12:53, Robert J. Hansen via Gnupg-users wrote:
gpg -k and gpg -K both show my main key. I compiled a copy of gpg1
(not installed to the system) to try to use locally, since it doesn't
enforce the use of a passphrase for the secret key. Unfortunately,
without secring.gpg, it doesn't
gpg -k and gpg -K both show my main key. I compiled a copy of gpg1 (not
installed to the system) to try to use locally, since it doesn't enforce
the use of a passphrase for the secret key. Unfortunately, without
secring.gpg, it doesn't see the secret key at all.
I haven't tried this, but it
On 10/2/21 22:51, raf via Gnupg-users wrote:
On Sun, Oct 03, 2021 at 01:40:03PM +1100, raf wrote:
On Sat, Oct 02, 2021 at 07:12:45PM -0400, Jack via Gnupg-users
wrote:
Is it possible to add a passphrase to a secret key originally created
without one? If so, please tell me how. I'll be ha
On Sun, Oct 03, 2021 at 01:40:03PM +1100, raf wrote:
> On Sat, Oct 02, 2021 at 07:12:45PM -0400, Jack via Gnupg-users
> wrote:
>
> > Is it possible to add a passphrase to a secret key originally created
> > without one? If so, please tell me how. I'll be happy with either
> > instructions or
On Sat, Oct 02, 2021 at 07:12:45PM -0400, Jack via Gnupg-users
wrote:
> Is it possible to add a passphrase to a secret key originally created
> without one? If so, please tell me how. I'll be happy with either
> instructions or pointer to the fine manual I either missed or misread.
>
> I have
Is it possible to add a passphrase to a secret key originally created
without one? If so, please tell me how. I'll be happy with either
instructions or pointer to the fine manual I either missed or misread.
I have tried lots of variations. Attempts using gpg-agent fail because
pinentry (
