After invoking org-encrypt-entry on a header its contents are replaced with:
* foo :crypt: -----BEGIN PGP MESSAGE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) jA0EAwMC1x9QRUGObPFgySqJXEOiDqi5xGUFqt6GOs0Y2RB7b+euyEy37EVRR32D HFRSrIchM2MuPcA= =+O2/ -----END PGP MESSAGE----- There are several problems with that. First: -----BEGIN PGP MESSAGE----- -----END PGP MESSAGE----- It would nice to get rid of that noise, if possible. Second: Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) That changes from system to system (GNU/Linux, MinGW32) and gpg version, which is not good when the file is versioned. Third, the encryped text changes from invocation to invocation. That means that the sequence org-decrypt-entry <wait for a while> org-encrypt-entry alters the cyphertext. Again, this is annoying when the file is under version control. Finally, is there a way to force symmetric encryption? I'm using the org 7.4 that comes with Emacs 24.0.50 (development sources) on Linux and Windows.