How to turn off gpg: key keyid: not protected - skipped

2013-02-12 Thread refreshing
I have no pass phrase on my key because I encrypt my whole disk. But then I can't export my key. gpg --export-secret-subkeys --armor gpg: key keyid: not protected - skipped gpg: WARNING: nothing exported Is there a option to turn this off? ___

migrate to offline gpg master key

2013-02-12 Thread refreshing
At the moment my gpg master key is still stored on the machine I use to go online. I decided to change that. The gpg master key should only be stored on a separate offline machine. What's the best path for migration? I thought gpg is complicated but offline key makes my head burn. Any good

how to use invald e-mail?

2013-02-12 Thread refreshing
When key is created gpg asks for e-mail address and it must be in proper format email@domain. I saw keys without valid email already. How to do it? ___ Gnupg-users mailing list Gnupg-users@gnupg.org http://lists.gnupg.org/mailman/listinfo/gnupg-users

Re: More secure than smartcard or cryptostick against remote attacks?

2013-02-07 Thread refreshing
On 06/02/13 11:37, Hauke Laging wrote: That seems easy to me: Except for small amounts (secure device's display capacity) of very simple data (plain text) [...] Seems to me to be enough to do what OP requested: signing e-mails he/she wrote. Yes. It indeed seems easy to me that this won't

Re: More secure than smartcard or cryptostick against remote attacks?

2013-02-07 Thread refreshing
Am Mi 06.02.2013, 10:28:13 schrieb Peter Lebbing: Can you explain (broadly) how one would compromise the signature/the device that you sign with? That seems easy to me: Except for small amounts (secure device's display capacity) of very simple data (plain text) you have the problem that

Re: More secure than smartcard or cryptostick against remote attacks?

2013-02-07 Thread refreshing
On 02/05/2013 01:04 PM, Peter Lebbing wrote: While I agree with the broad sentiment, I'm not so sure a certain amount of damage control is impossible with what he/she proposes. If you have a device with small attack surface[1] that shows you the plaintext you're about to sign before signing

Re: More secure than smartcard or cryptostick against remote attacks?

2013-02-07 Thread refreshing
On 06/02/13 11:37, Hauke Laging wrote: The device proposed by OP/by me seeks security in being restricted and simple. And also takes a whole lot less of effort to use ;). Yes. But let's stick to the e-mail signing in this thread, or the discussion will get very unfocused and hard to

Re: More secure than smartcard or cryptostick against remote attacks?

2013-02-07 Thread refreshing
On 05/02/13 04:15, Robert J. Hansen wrote: No. There are none, nor will there be. You absolutely must retain control of the processing hardware GnuPG runs upon. If you don't have that control, there is literally no device -- hardware or software -- that can help you. While I agree with

Re: More secure than smartcard or cryptostick against remote attacks?

2013-02-07 Thread refreshing
On 06/02/13 02:49, Robert J. Hansen wrote: It makes no sense to me to believe that it's somehow possible to have a dongle that you can plug into a compromised PC to make it safe (or safer) to sign with. Can you explain (broadly) how one would compromise the signature/the device that you

air gap private key?

2013-02-04 Thread refreshing
I could air gap my private key. Put it on a machine with no network access. Then replying to mails becomes awful? This requires transferring incoming mail onto a usb device as text file and put it into the other machine. Write an answer, sign and put it back on usb an finally put it back on the

Re: More secure than smartcard or cryptostick against remote attacks?

2013-02-04 Thread refreshing
Hi anonymous writer, Hello! Smartcard or cryptostick will not help in my situation. might a SmartCard with reader that has its own pinpad help? http://www.gnupg.org/howtos/card-howto/en/ch02s02.html#id2519120 No. It does not give certainty what am I actually signing. The virus could

Re: air gap private key?

2013-02-04 Thread refreshing
On Monday 04 of February 2013 07:26:48 refresh...@tormail.org wrote: I could air gap my private key. Put it on a machine with no network access. Then replying to mails becomes awful? This requires transferring incoming mail onto a usb device as text file and put it into the other machine.