key selection in batch decryptions

2011-10-10 Thread John A. Wallace
While I am using gpg 2.0.17 on a Windows OS, I often have instances where I need to decrypt a few random messages from a large batch of messages. Normally, I can pipe the passphrase, symmetric or public key, to the gpg command, and it will attempt to match the passphrase with the keys on my key rin

batch decryption key identification

2011-10-31 Thread John A. Wallace
AM To: gnupg-users@gnupg.org Subject: Gnupg-users Digest, Vol 97, Issue 9 [snip] Message: 8 Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2011 09:35:30 +0200 From: Werner Koch To: "John A. Wallace" Cc: gnupg-users@gnupg.org Subject: Re: key selection in batch decryptions Message-ID: <87sjn07zgd@vigenere.g

small security glitches

2011-11-01 Thread John A. Wallace
am hoping to absorb it as much as I can. Thanks. John A. Wallace ___ Gnupg-users mailing list Gnupg-users@gnupg.org http://lists.gnupg.org/mailman/listinfo/gnupg-users

gpg option "--list-only"

2011-11-01 Thread John A. Wallace
Hello. The online manual for gpg states this about the "-list-keys" option: "Changes the behaviour of some commands. This is like --dry-run but different in some cases. The semantic of this command may be extended in the future. Currently it only skips the actual decryption pass and therefore ena

batch decryption key Identification

2011-11-01 Thread John A. Wallace
> > Message: 7 > Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2011 21:20:24 -0500 > From: "John A. Wallace" > To: > Subject: batch decryption key identification > Message-ID: <01cc983c$d0fccd30$72f66790$@net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > Hello. On

"--status-fd"

2011-11-05 Thread John A. Wallace
When I have a group of messages in a folder, which were encrypted by others with one of my public keys, and I enter the command "gpg -status-fd", the gpg program will scroll through all of these messages one by one showing me the keyID for which each message was encrypted. However, when I add a me

GPA File Manager

2011-11-15 Thread John A. Wallace
Message: 8 Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2011 10:28:56 +0100 From: "Sartoretti Pascal" To: Subject: GPA File Manager : double-click not possible ? Message-ID: <26958edc00c9f545a300bac81c5a652d6ed...@ms02.elca.ch> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Hello, I am a new user to the GNU Privacy

"--status-fd"

2011-11-16 Thread John A. Wallace
Hello, When I have a group of messages in a folder, which were encrypted by others with one of my public keys, and I enter the command "gpg -status-fd", the gpg program will scroll through all of these messages one by one showing me the keyID for which each message was encrypted. However, when

Gpg Agent is listening on port xyz

2011-11-17 Thread John A. Wallace
Hello. When my firewall advises me that GPG agent is "listening on:xyz", what exactly is it listening for and is that necessary? Thanks. John ___ Gnupg-users mailing list Gnupg-users@gnupg.org http://lists.gnupg.org/mailman/listinfo/gnupg-users

keys.gnupg.net

2011-11-18 Thread John A. Wallace
Hello. In my web browser I am looking at the url of keys.gnupg.net, which has the following title on top of its page: SKS OpenPGP keyser...@zimmermann.mayfirst.org. This site allows me to check or submit public keys. On that page there are some instructions in a section called "Access", and it st

RE: keys.gnupg.net

2011-11-18 Thread John A. Wallace
> -Original Message- > From: John A. Wallace [mailto:jw72...@verizon.net] > Sent: Friday, November 18, 2011 9:08 PM > To: 'gnupg-users@gnupg.org' > Subject: keys.gnupg.net > > Hello. In my web browser I am looking at the url of keys.gnupg.net, > which

--trusted-key

2011-12-27 Thread John A. Wallace
--trusted-key long key ID Assume that the specified key (which must be given as a full 8 byte key ID) is as trustworthy as one of your own secret keys. This option is useful if you don't want to keep your secret keys (or one of them) online but still want to be able to check the validity of a give

Re: --trusted-key

2011-12-28 Thread John A. Wallace
> -- > > Message: 5 > Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2011 03:25:33 +0100 > From: Jerome Baum > To: gnupg-users@gnupg.org > Subject: Re: --trusted-key > Message-ID: <4efa7e1d.8080...@jeromebaum.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="u

RE: Gnupg-users Digest, Vol 99, Issue 15

2011-12-29 Thread John A. Wallace
> Message: 6 > Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2011 04:04:15 +0100 > From: Jerome Baum > To: gnupg-users@gnupg.org > Subject: Re: --trusted-key > Message-ID: <4efbd8af.9080...@jeromebaum.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > > > Finally, (and this part may very well > > relate to my lack of ful

this list

2012-03-17 Thread John A. Wallace
Hello. Is this list available from gmane or some similar way that allows it to be read from a newsreader? Thanks. ___ Gnupg-users mailing list Gnupg-users@gnupg.org http://lists.gnupg.org/mailman/listinfo/gnupg-users

RE: [Announce] GnuPG 2.0.19 released

2012-03-27 Thread John A. Wallace
Outstanding! Hopefully the GPG4Win port for Windows will follow suit before long. Thanks for an awesome product and support. > -Original Message- > From: gnupg-users-boun...@gnupg.org [mailto:gnupg-users-boun...@gnupg.org] On > Behalf Of Werner Koch > Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 4:20 AM

RE: sign and encrypt from batch script

2012-03-28 Thread John A. Wallace
Would it not help to try the option for the passphrase directly, like this: --passphrase-file filename From: gnupg-users-boun...@gnupg.org [mailto:gnupg-users-boun...@gnupg.org] On Behalf Of Roberts, David M [ITSYS] Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2012 1:09 PM To: gnupg-users@gnupg.org Subject:

gnupg.conf

2012-03-29 Thread John A. Wallace
Hello. I am using gpg 2.0.17 on Windows OS. I also have the GPA and GPGshell front ends installed. I see these config files: Gpa.conf, gpg.conf, gpg-agent.conf, gpgsm.conf, all within gnupg folder. Are there other config files installed for this program, aside from what might be in one of the fr

RE: Gpg4Win and GnuPG

2012-05-03 Thread John A. Wallace
Any issues with installing gpg or GPA on Windows Server 2008? Thanks. > -Original Message- > From: gnupg-users-boun...@gnupg.org [mailto:gnupg-users-boun...@gnupg.org] On > Behalf Of Werner Koch > Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2012 9:53 AM > To: Anthony Papillon > Cc: gnupg-users@gnupg.org > Su

system migration

2012-05-31 Thread John A. Wallace
Hello. I am moving my system onto another machine, and it will require my reinstalling everything, not simply restoring. Are there any instructions related to which files need to be moved, and other considerations, in order to transfer the capabilities of my gnupg application. I am moving it from W

clearsign in GPA

2012-09-10 Thread John A. Wallace
Is it true to say, as it appears to me, that I cannot select a file in GPA's File Manager and then use a tool or menu option in order to clearsign the file? Rather, I have to have opened the file first and copied its contents to the Clipboard first, and only then can I clearsign it in GPA after ope

options file usage

2012-09-11 Thread John A. Wallace
I am using Gpg 2.0.17 in Windows. Am I correct in saying that the "options" file, if one existed, should be located in the home directory, i.e., %homepath%\appdata\roaming\gnupg, that it should be named options, and that it would be utilized automatically by the gpg program whenever commands are is

using gpg with http proxy

2013-01-31 Thread John A. Wallace
ed if no environment variable were set ahead of time? Finally, in general can an option like this be put either in an options file or in "gpg.conf"? Thanks. John A. Wallace The pen is mightier than the sword, but only if you get in the first stroke. _

path defaults for gpg.conf

2013-01-31 Thread John A. Wallace
of "gpg.exe", shouldn't "Home" also be this current directory? Otherwise, it would not see the commands and options I included in its special "gpg.conf". Is that not so? Thanks. John A. Wallace The pen is mightier than the sword, but only if you get in the first st

default keyring file formats

2013-02-19 Thread John A. Wallace
former of these used as keyring files in the past, but nowadays the latter format are used? John A. Wallace The pen is mightier than the sword, but only if you get in the first stroke. ___ Gnupg-users mailing list Gnupg-users@gnupg.org http://lists.gnupg.org/mailman/listinfo/gnupg-users

key ordering choices

2013-02-21 Thread John A. Wallace
if" I wanted to have more than one keyring, and I were to name them, for example, "secring1.gpg", "secring2.gpg", would my ordering be respected by gpg in the display from such a command? John A. Wallace The pen is mightier than the sword, but only

options files

2013-02-21 Thread John A. Wallace
Hi, Can I get a link discussing one or more of a typical situations when options files are used? Thanks John A. Wallace The pen is mightier than the sword, but only if you get in the first stroke. ___ Gnupg-users mailing list Gnupg-users@gnupg.org

placing trust in imported keys

2013-03-08 Thread John A. Wallace
Where can I find an explanation of how to interpret these lines of output we saw while importing a key onto a person's keyring: gpg: key DED64EBB2BA87C5C: public key "OTR Dev Team " imported gpg: Total number processed: 1 gpg: imported: 1 gpg: 3 marginal(s) needed, 1 complete(s) need