From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > You're all so spectacularly confused about how PGP works, and what > the terms are, DONT DISCUSS IT! :)
JP! I don't think there's much confusion, only resolution. I think Sidd has hit the nail on the head. The exported private key block has the password cryptologically "folded" into it. Therefore, the private key cannot be used without the password even if you import it into a keyring on another computer. I ran a simple test that affirmed this. First I exported my private key. Then I changed my passphrase and exported it again. Indeed, the private key blocks were different. (Of course, the public key blocks remained the same.) This discussion clears up my fundamental misunderstanding. I thought that the gibberish in the private key block WAS the private key. It's not. It's the private key encrypted WITH a specific password. That's why the private key block changes when you change the password. I doubt there's any way to actually see THE private key, free and clear of all password encryption. That would be a dangerous feature with no legitimate use. -- Patrick --- You are currently subscribed to e-gold-list as: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use e-gold's Secure Randomized Keyboard (SRK) when accessing your e-gold account(s) via the web and shopping cart interfaces to help thwart keystroke loggers and common viruses.
