Thanks. But the problem is *not* that I don't know how to change the password. It's that I've lost the password but it is on my computer somewhere.
$ locate pinentry $ Nothing. Yet if I open Thunderbird, I can decrypt emails no problems. Sadly I cannot change the key's password without being prompted. If I restart the computer, I can still decrypt emails. Where is this password being stored? How can I find it? Is there some way to get Enigmail to spit it out? How can I find out what pinentry/agent software is being used, or where it is stored when the session starts? Someone somewhere must know this, and unfortunately it's a very important key... > On 11/25/2015 11:30 AM, Dkjfffkjk Dfpernf wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> Today one of my devices which contains the KeepassX password for >> my PGP key got bricked. >> >> Luckily I have another device (Ubuntu 15.04) which has the >> password saved when I start the session (login to my user). I can >> restart the computer and still read encrypted passwords after. > > I would setup a semetric encrypted password file in your home > directory which is /home/user/ To do this use your favorite text > editor like emacs which will open an encrypted file and ask for your > passpharse. > > I use the unix standard of : as a field separator. > > # File Format > > login:password:host name:Company Name:Account Number:Phone > > Of course you can setup you own password file to meet your own needs. > > After you have created your password file you need to encrypt it. > gpg -esc passwd > which will produce a signed, encrypted passwd.gpg along with the > original unencrypted passwd file. > > Before removing the unencrypted try to open the encrypted file. > gpg -d passwd.gpg | less > > You will be asked for your passphrase. > > After you have varified that you can open and read your encrypted > password file you can remove your original unencrypted file. > > As a paranoid old man I use the shred application which will overwrite > the original file. I use this especially on laptops which can be > stollen or lost. > >> It does not seem to be using gpg-agent nor pinentry. There is no >> program called 'pinentry' and here are the programs beginning with >> gpg: >> >> gpg, gpgsplit, gpgv, gpg-zip >> >> $ echo $GPG_AGENT_INFO /run/user/1002/keyring/gpg:0:1 >> >> But that file is 0 bytes and I cannot do anything with it. >> >> extensions.enigmail.useGpgAgent is false > > Your pinentry program is probably located in /usr/bin/ > You can use either locate or whereis to find your pinentry program. > >> How is the password being stored? > > /home/username/.gnupg/secring.gpg > > In this directory there is also your public ring and your config files. > >> And how can I recover or change the password? > > gpg --edit-key 0x12345678 > > You can change the passphrase, can sign somes public key, and add sub > keys. > > Though enigmail hides a lot of the details about gnupg, the more you > read about keys, algorithms, and etc. the more you will appreciate the > hard work that was put into gunpg and enigmail. > >> I can still read encrypted emails so it is somewhere in my >> computer. > > I hope that this helps you and make sure you backup your systems. I > use cron at 2AM everymorning to backup my systems. > > - -- > Rev. LeRoy D. Cressy mailto:le...@lrcressy.com /\_/\ > http://lrcressy.com ( o.o ) >> ^ < > Cell Phone: 267-307-3527 > > See My posts on facebook and googleplus > > Open PGP Key: C34B77CC > gpg fingerprint: 8AD5 35EF 1FDF F1A7 E483 8CCE A50D 4E81 C34B 77CC > > For info on enigmail: http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ > For info on gpg: http://www.gnupg.org/ > > Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: > no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. (John 14:6) > > _______________________________________________ > enigmail-users mailing list > enigmail-users@enigmail.net > To unsubscribe or make changes to your subscription click here: > https://admin.hostpoint.ch/mailman/listinfo/enigmail-users_enigmail.net _______________________________________________ enigmail-users mailing list enigmail-users@enigmail.net To unsubscribe or make changes to your subscription click here: https://admin.hostpoint.ch/mailman/listinfo/enigmail-users_enigmail.net
