Kleopatra does not show diasbled keys though defined in libkleopatrarc

2021-10-11 Thread karel-v_g--- via Gnupg-users
Hello! I want to visually distinguish disabled OpenPGP-keys  in Kleopatras interface. Therefor I edited inlibkleopatrarc and added a category "Disabled keys" to it: [Key Filter #10] Name=Disabled keys font-italic=true foreground-color=186,189,182 is-disabled=true As a result I would expect to

Re: GPG4Win 3.1.16: mkportable.exe missing?

2021-07-21 Thread karel-v_g--- via Gnupg-users
log (Windows Defender) or any other signs for abnormal behaviour of my system. Greetings Karel 12. Juli 2021, 14:05 von bernh...@intevation.de: > Hello Karel, > > Am Samstag, 3. Juli 2021, 22:29:15 CEST schrieb karel-v_g--- via Gnupg-users: > >> After Updating from GPG4W

GPG4Win 3.1.16: mkportable.exe missing?

2021-07-04 Thread karel-v_g--- via Gnupg-users
Hello! After Updating from GPG4Win 3.1.15 to .16 I noticed that the newest build does not install mkportable.exe?! Is it missing by intend or by accident? How can I make the latest build portable? Thanks for help! Karel PS: I hope it is okay to ask this GPG4Win-related question here on the

GnuPG 2.3.0: AEAD - no GCM-Mode?

2021-04-12 Thread karel-v_g--- via Gnupg-users
Hello! Another question: why donˋt you use GCM as a possible mode for AEAD? It seems to be the most common nowadays and was also implemented in S/MIME v4 to overcome efail.Cheers Karel ___ Gnupg-users mailing list Gnupg-users@gnupg.org

GnuPG 2.3.0: new ECC curves

2021-04-11 Thread karel-v_g--- via Gnupg-users
Hello! The list of additions and changes to GnuPG 2.3 is quite impressive. Thanks for all the work on GnuPG. Just out of curiosity one question: why did you "only" add curve x448 from the SafeCurves project and not also E-521? For NIST and Brainpool the available curves >500bits are also

GPA: How to get long Key-ID displayed

2021-04-03 Thread karel-v_g--- via Gnupg-users
Hello! For me GPA always display only the old short Key-ID. How / where can I change that? I have not found any option in the GUI or for gpa.conf. For GnuPG itself I have already set "keyid-format 0xlong" in gpg.conf, but that does not affect GPA. Thanks for help! Karel

GPA: How to get long Key-ID displayed

2021-04-03 Thread karel-v_g--- via Gnupg-users
Hello! For me GPA always display only the old short Key-ID. How / where can I change that? I have not found any option in the GUI or for gpa.conf. For GnuPG itself I have already set "keyid-format 0xlong" in gpg.conf, but that does not affect GPA. Thanks for help! Karel

Kleopatra and GPA: Differentiate diabled and revoked keys optically

2021-04-03 Thread karel-v_g--- via Gnupg-users
Hello! Over the years I have collected quiet a few personal private and foreign public keys that were either revoked or that I have simply disabled. How can I configure Kleopatra and GPA to either optically differentiate, hide or these keys? GPA displays all keys in the same manner and I have

Re: Precompiled Windows-Binaries with Large-Secmem-Support

2021-01-03 Thread karel-v_g--- via Gnupg-users
> > "Because I think it would be cool" is a good answer if you're the one > writing the patch and volunteering to do long-term support of it. All > other people need to be able to answer it. > Hello! I suspect the tone of your reply and the fact that you put me near script kiddies is due to the

Plan B - Who carries the torch?

2021-01-03 Thread karel-v_g--- via Gnupg-users
>Yeah. Less time worrying about how to make OpenPGP continue for>another >twenty years, more time spent about how to make a next->generation >cryptographic tool that will occupy the same space OpenPGP>did but will do it >better and with more modern techniques. I totally agree with you on that.

Precompiled Windows-Binaries with Large-Secmem-Support

2021-01-02 Thread karel-v_g--- via Gnupg-users
Hello! I know there are and have been fierce discussions about the useful length of RSA-Keys. I don't want to dive deeper into that, and I hope this special question has not been discussed recently: The generation of large RSA-Keys is extremely well hidden for normal users, it requires

Re: Certified OpenPGP-encryption after release of Thunderbird 78

2020-05-29 Thread karel-v_g--- via Gnupg-users
part. But it's a pity that Thunderbird developed its own solution because of licensing issues while we have a proven working solution with GnuPG... But why should I take the discussion personal?? :-) Karel 28. Mai 2020, 23:21 von s...@300baud.de: > karel-v_g--- via Gnupg-users wr

Re: Certified OpenPGP-encryption after release of Thunderbird 78

2020-05-28 Thread karel-v_g--- via Gnupg-users
as my best guess without being a native speaker... Does this change the meaning or anything else? Karel 27. Mai 2020, 23:41 von s...@300baud.de: > karel-v_g--- via Gnupg-users wrote: > > >> Hello! >> > > [...] > >> Aside from advising to use BSI-certi

Re: Certified OpenPGP-encryption after release of Thunderbird 78

2020-05-27 Thread karel-v_g--- via Gnupg-users
Hello! >I just checked the BSI's list of certified products. Gpg4Win andGpg4KDE are >currently listed until >2022-06-30, and you can continueusing them. >Thunderbird and Enigmail are not included in that list,so >you are apparently >using your own software mix anyway. Indeed, the only

Certified OpenPGP-encryption after release of Thunderbird 78

2020-05-26 Thread karel-v_g--- via Gnupg-users
Hello! I am required to use certified encryption for mails by my supervising authorities and good practise. Because of this I have been using a combination of Thunderbird, Enigmail and Gpg4Win, as the latter one is certified by German BSI. With the approaching release of Thunderbird 78 Gpg4Win

BSI withdraws approval of GnuPG (revisited after 3 month)

2019-11-04 Thread karel-v_g--- via Gnupg-users
Hello! In May 2019 the German Federal Office for Information security (Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik, BSI [1]) approved GnuPG for securing data of the lowest security classification (VS Nur für den Dienstgebrauch, comparable to NATO Restricted). [2] This approval was

Some thoughts on the future of OpenPGP and GnuPG

2019-07-01 Thread karel-v_g--- via Gnupg-users
Hello! Just right now I have read about a security vulnerability in the PGP keyservers, that can likely not be fixed according to Heise Online. That makes me writing about something I have been thinking of for quiet some time now: I am working in an environment that deals with highly sensitive

OpenPGP-Card v3.3 - ECC Curve25519 supported?

2018-03-19 Thread karel-v_g
Hello! I have seen that the latest revision of OpenPGP-cards (3.3) supports ECC-keys and is available for sale. Does this also include curve25519 or "only" Brainpool and NIST? Thanks for enlightment! Karel ___ Gnupg-users mailing list

Test symmetrically encrypted files for errors - make sure they can be decrypted

2017-07-24 Thread karel-v_g
Hello!I am using GnuPG 1.4.x to symmetrically encrypt files before I transfer them to "the cloud" for backup reasons.Is there any way to test these encrypted files for errors, i.e. to make sure they can be decrypted correctly without actually having to decrypt them again?Providing the