On Tue, 31 Aug 2010 07:49:48 -0400, Ted Rolle Jr. wrote: > I tried -ace and it aways asked for a userid. -c and -ac worked just > fine. Apparently when -e is specified that triggers the request for a > recipient.
Hi Ted. "-c" or "--symmetric" encrypts with a symmetric key that is derived from a passphrase. No public key is used. Because of that, using "gpg -c some_file" will ask for a passphrase, and that passphrase must be used when you want to decrypt the file. But when you specify "-e" or "--encrypt", GnuPG will use a public key to encrypt the file, and a recipient's public key must be specified. This means that when you specify both "-c" and "-e", you will get a file that is encrypted by a symmetric key and a public key. That is why GnuPG is asking for a recipient. -Paul -- PGP Key ID: 0x3DB6D884 PGP Fingerprint: EBA7 88B3 6D98 2D4A E045 A9F7 C7C6 6ADF 3DB6 D884 _______________________________________________ Gnupg-users mailing list Gnupg-users@gnupg.org http://lists.gnupg.org/mailman/listinfo/gnupg-users