hi
i'm using GnuPG "gnupg-w32cli-1.4.10b" also i used GPGshell3.75 as a GUI for
the management. and i'm using Windows XP SP2 as an OS.
i need to encrypt a file and send it to another person via email so he sent
me his public key. i tried to import it through the GUI but it gives me this
error
gpg
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-
Hash: SHA512
bogha wrote:
> gpg: key 05932537: no valid user IDs
> gpg: this may be caused by a missing self-signature
> gpg: Total number processed: 1
> gpg: w/o user IDs: 1
Add this line to Your gpg.conf File [or in GPGshell to the selected
Option(s
Hi everybody,
I really don't know whether I'm asking a stupid question or not. It is about
the length of a Public Key of GnuPG. Such that:
When I open the back-up of a public key in a text editor (say "pkey.asc" in
Gedit), I see a long 'meaningless' text. It's OK. It is a perfectly
justified text
On 12/15/2009 04:45 PM, Kaori Ari wrote:
> I really don't know whether I'm asking a stupid question or not.
The only stupid questions are the ones that don't get asked. :)
> - How can it be possible to obtain such a long text of a public key
> although it has 2048 bytes strength or whatever?
20
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-
Hash: RIPEMD160
Hi Burcu,
you tried to derive the key "strength" from the number of lines of the (ASCII
armored) public key. It does not work like that. The secret of a 2048 bit key
is 2048 bit, that would be approx. [1] 5.5 "lines" you counted.
However, the pu
On 12/15/2009 06:05 PM, Robert J. Hansen wrote:
> A "public key" usually has a lot more data than just the key material.
> User IDs and signatures are usually present, too. Some users even
> include a JPEG of themselves in their key.
If you're interested in making those unintelligible lines more
On 12/15/2009 06:05 PM, Robert J. Hansen wrote:
> 2048 bits, only 512 bytes.
256 bytes. Sorry.
[goes off to drink coffee directly from the pot: clearly, caffeine is
needed]
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Thank you Robert, "byte" or "bit" difference is essential for me. I also
attach importance to such things. Have a nice coffee drink :)
Thank you Olav, I've dumped the text and seen that all Debian maintainers (I
guess theirs) had signed it (about 130 signs). I've got the point. I've
tried to add a
John W. Moore III-2 wrote:
>
> -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-
> Hash: SHA512
>
> bogha wrote:
>
>> gpg: key 05932537: no valid user IDs
>> gpg: this may be caused by a missing self-signature
>> gpg: Total number processed: 1
>> gpg: w/o user IDs: 1
>
> Add this line to Your gpg
