Michael Rash wrote: > On Jul 21, 2009, J. Bakshi wrote: > > >> Hello, >> > > Hi - > > >> In my testbed; the fwknop client can successfully communicate with >> fwknop server with gnupg key-pair. >> I am trying to deliver the gnupg password to my fwknop client; hence I >> am using --get-key option. I have given the key/password combination in >> a file but then fwknop reports as >> >> ````````````````````````````` >> fwknop expects the following format: >> 192.168.1.3: <KEY/password> >> ```````````````````````````````````````````` >> >> well my fwknop server is running at 192.168.1.3 >> So I have modified the file having key as >> >> ````````````````````````````````````````````````` >> 192.168.1.3: 4D33AC84/12pas >> ``````````````````````````````````````````` >> >> Once again a check to confirm the key exists >> >> ````````````````````````````````````` >> ad...@linux-12ml:~> gpg --list-key 4D33AC84 >> pub 1024D/4D33AC84 2009-07-21 >> uid client key >> sub 2048g/E2491266 2009-07-21 >> `````````````````````````````````````````````` >> >> and now fwknop reports >> >> ``````````````````````````````````````````` >> gpg: no default secret key: Bad passphrase >> gpg: [stdin]: sign+encrypt failed: Bad passphrase >> `````````````````````````````````````````````` >> >> Though I have no problem if I use fwknop without --get-key. What might >> be the problem in my password file ? >> > > The output of fwknop is a bit confusing when it says "192.168.1.3: > <KEY/password>". It is that way because when using Rijndael, the > "password" is really used as the encryption key. When using GnuPG, the > password is the string that links the public/private key pair together. > > So, you should just have: > > 192.168.1.3: password > > Where "password" is your actual GnuPG password. > > --Mike >
Good Morning Michael, Just received your solution. Many many thanks. Now the password is working from the file according to the format you have mentioned. But the output is a bit confusing :-) I proposed to fixed it in future version. Have a nice time. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Fwknop-discuss mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fwknop-discuss
