Re: Possible to sign &/or encrypt without importing to keyring

2010-03-25 Thread Doug Barton
On 3/25/2010 2:09 PM, dcbarry wrote: > > Is it possible to encrypt a file to a public key (and/or sign with a private > key) without first importing into the pub key into a keyring using a stand > alone file containing the key(s). I don't believe it's possible, but in any case there are at leas

Possible to sign &/or encrypt without importing to keyring

2010-03-25 Thread dcbarry
I'm fairly certain the answer is "NO", or at least "impractical". I've researched the man pages and FAQ, and tried searching on what I thought were relevant terms. For reference, I am utilizing GnuPG 2.0.12. Is it possible to encrypt a file to a public key (and/or sign with a private key) wi

Re: Delete secret key without public key

2010-03-25 Thread André Ludwig
Thank you very much. Exporting my public keys from my secret keyring with gpgsplit and reimporting these public keys helped me deleting it "the usual way". André Am 23.03.2010 um 15:18 schrieb ved...@hush.com: > Try this: > > [1] export your secret key > [2] re-import it > > Gnupg will aut

Re: Issue with GnuPG -> PGP, self signature, new key

2010-03-25 Thread Robert J. Hansen
On 3/25/2010 11:41 AM, Tony Evans wrote: > The Unknown signator bit is the worrying part. I've checked my key > with gpg and it believes it to be self-signed correctly. Did I get > something wrong, should I have done something different on the export, > or is it just a compatibility issue with PG

Issue with GnuPG -> PGP, self signature, new key

2010-03-25 Thread Tony Evans
I create a new key yesterday using gpg (GnuPG) 1.4.9 (Ubuntu 9.10), selecting all the defaults, without changing my preferences file first. I exported the public key (ascii armored), no other options, and mailed it to a contact. They checked the key with PGP (sorry, don't know what version), and