Try here: https://github.com/fastdata2go/openpgp.js-examples


On 8/18/2015 4:09 PM, Bruno Barberi Gnecco wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I posted this as an issue but it seems more appropriate to this list.
>
> Is it possible to encrypt with a private key and decrypt with a public key? I 
> want to send
> data that is guaranteed to be from a sender and I'd rather not send it as 
> clear text, so
> just signClearMessage() is not an option. decryptAndVerifyMessage() requires 
> both the
> public and private keys, so also not an option.
>
> I can encrypt with a private key easily:
>
>       var publicKey = openpgp.key.readArmored(fs.readFileSync('public.key', 
> 'utf-8'));
>       var privateKey = openpgp.key.readArmored(fs.readFileSync('private.key',
> 'utf-8')).keys[0];
>       privateKey.decrypt(PASSPHRASE);
>       openpgp.encryptMessage(privateKey, text).then(function(pgpMessage){ // 
> yes, private });
>
> But trying to decrypt with a public key does not work. This returns Error: 
> Private key is
> not decrypted.
>
>       pgpMessage = openpgp.message.readArmored(pgpMessage);
>       openpgp.decryptMessage(publicKey.keys[0], 
> pgpMessage).then(function(plain) {
>           ....
>       });
>
> But publicKey.keys[0].decrypt(PASSPHRASE) throw Error: Nothing to decrypt in 
> a public key.
>
> Any tips?
>
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