On Sat, Sep 03 2016, Werner Koch wrote: > I just tried this: > > gpg --edit-key some_key_with_no_passphrase > > At the prompt, I set a new passphrase using the "passwd" command. A bit > annoying is that you need to repeat it for the subkey. Next I used > "passwd" again and entered an empty passphrase. I had to confirm that I > really want an empty one ("Yes, no protection needed") but then I got my > passphrase less key back. FWIW, I am using the standard Gtk+ Pinentry,
I refreshed my setup a week ago, and started with a fresh environment where I re-imported my existing keys and attempted to create new ones. I cannot reproduce this issue with the current gpg, so I apologize for the noise. Maybe there was some issue on my part. Please close. Thanks.