On 170405-18:01-0400, Fernando Rodriguez wrote: > Hello, > > After a recent update I'm getting this error whenever I try to encrypt > or decrypt using gnupg. Here's error: > > > gpg: selftest for CTR failed - see syslog for details > > gpg: Ohhhh jeeee: ... this is a bug (seskey.c:61:make_session_key) > > Aborted > > And the syslog: > > > gpg[8945]: Libgcrypt warning: AES-CTR-128 test failed (plaintext mismatch) > > > > It started after a recent update that included gnupg and libgcrypt. The > versions before the update where libgcrypt-1.7.3 and gnupg-2.1.15. After > the update 1.7.6 and 2.1.18 respectively. I tried downgrading both > packages but it didn't help. > > I tried to delete the whole ~/.gnupg directory and re-import the keys > but it fails with the same error. > > I have another keyring on the same machine that I use with the --homedir > option and I have not problems with it. > > When I try to generate a new key I get the following error: > > > Change (N)ame, (C)omment, (E)mail or (O)kay/(Q)uit? o > > We need to generate a lot of random bytes. It is a good idea to perform > > some other action (type on the keyboard, move the mouse, utilize the > > disks) during the prime generation; this gives the random number > > generator a better chance to gain enough entropy. > > gpg: agent_genkey failed: Missing key > > Key generation failed: Missing key > > > > > > Any ideas?
I tried some decryption. No issues here: $ gpg --version gpg (GnuPG) 2.1.20 libgcrypt 1.7.6 Copyright (C) 2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html> This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. Home: /home/miro/.gnupg Supported algorithms: Pubkey: RSA, ELG, DSA, ECDH, ECDSA, EDDSA Cipher: IDEA, 3DES, CAST5, BLOWFISH, AES, AES192, AES256, TWOFISH, CAMELLIA128, CAMELLIA192, CAMELLIA256 Hash: SHA1, RIPEMD160, SHA256, SHA384, SHA512, SHA224 Compression: Uncompressed, ZIP, ZLIB, BZIP2 $ It could be something else, or your Gnupg installation is somehow broken... -- Miroslav Rovis Zagreb, Croatia https://www.CroatiaFidelis.hr
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