Hi Vikash On Thu, 2014-03-13 at 10:36 +0100, gnupg-users-requ...@gnupg.org wrote: > Encrypting File with passphrase
>Now I am trying to encrypt the file on server B using this public key, >I am able to do so without any matter I pass the passphrase or not. > >So my ask is, if a key pair is generated with passphrase it won't >restrict the encryption incase incorrect passphrase or no passphrase is >passed? Also I was able to encrypt the file on server B by providing >any random passphrase, but decryption is possible with correct >passphrase only. You do not need a passpharase for operations with a public key (encryption or signature verification) because the key is not secret. Everyone is allowed to access it, so there is no need to protect it with a passphrase. This is the essence of asymmetric cryptography. Apparently Gnupg just ignores a password given when it is not needed. This seems reasonable to me. regards Michael Anders (http://www.fh-wedel.de/~an/) _______________________________________________ Gnupg-users mailing list Gnupg-users@gnupg.org http://lists.gnupg.org/mailman/listinfo/gnupg-users