Re: Why is there a conflict?

2021-01-17 Thread Ayoub Misherghi via Gnupg-users
On 1/16/2021 3:18 AM, Stefan Claas wrote: On Sat, Jan 16, 2021 at 11:57 AM Stefan Claas wrote: On Sat, Jan 16, 2021 at 11:34 AM Ayoub Misherghi via Gnupg-users wrote: The intention is to sign and encrypt "data

Re: Why is there a conflict?

2021-01-17 Thread Ayoub Misherghi via Gnupg-users
Just get rid of -s On Jan 16, 2021 12:35, Ayoub Misherghi via Gnupg-users wrote: The intention is to sign and encrypt "data.file" producing a detached signature file. a@b:c$ gpg -s -e -b

Why is there a conflict?

2021-01-16 Thread Ayoub Misherghi via Gnupg-users
The intention is to sign and encrypt "data.file" producing a detached signature file. a@b:c$ gpg -s -e -b -r Mike data.file gpg: conflicting commands Why is there a conflict? I do not want to produce an attached signature.

Re: How can I add encrypted comments.

2021-01-14 Thread Ayoub Misherghi via Gnupg-users
On 1/14/2021 10:37 AM, ved...@nym.hush.com wrote: On 1/14/2021 at 4:47 AM, "Ayoub Misherghi via Gnupg-users" wrote: I am encrypting and signing

Re: How can I add encrypted comments.

2021-01-14 Thread Ayoub Misherghi via Gnupg-users
On 1/14/2021 11:52 AM, Stefan Claas wrote: > On Thu, Jan 14, 2021 at 8:16 PM Stefan Claas > wrote: >> >> On Thu, Jan 14, 2021 at 10:46 AM Ayoub Misherghi via Gnupg-users >> wrote: >>> >>> >>>

How can I add encrypted comments.

2021-01-14 Thread Ayoub Misherghi via Gnupg-users
I am encrypting and signing documents with myself as the receiver. Nobody else will want to look inside them. Is it possible to add encrypted comments or other information to a separated signature file; and later retrieve this additional information? I

Re: Protecting encryption server

2020-07-31 Thread Ayoub Misherghi via Gnupg-users
You are absolutely right. I am naive; but I am learning. A time will come when I will involve experts formally, and what I am learning here will help me talk and plan more intelligently. You are also right on another account. I have not defined the problem for you sufficiently. Even

"encrypted with 1 passphrase"

2020-07-29 Thread Ayoub Misherghi via Gnupg-users
A gpg says "encrypted with 1 passphrase". Are there situations where a message gets encrypted with multiple passphrases? ayoub@vboxpwfl:~/testdir$ ls textfile ayoub@vboxpwfl:~/testdir$ gpg --passphrase onetwothree --symmetric textfile ayoub@vboxpwfl:~/testdir$ ls textfile    textfile.gpg

Re: Protecting encryption server

2020-07-29 Thread Ayoub Misherghi via Gnupg-users
It has its merits; the drawback with this is the added network traffic, the additional crunch power and the numerous servers. (I know, nothing comes for free, everything comes at a price.) Adding unpredictable randomness at different levels is a

Re: Protecting encryption server

2020-07-28 Thread Ayoub Misherghi via Gnupg-users
I understand. I do not expect to to solve these problems over here, but I am getting useful suggestions and yours is one of them. It may seem a little to you but I find the responses enlightening. You are probably concerned that I may not get adequate returns for the time I spend here: I

Re: Protecting encryption server

2020-07-28 Thread Ayoub Misherghi via Gnupg-users
A human environment went insane and uncontrollable. The system is intended to bring sanity back and maintain it. Client programs access server(s) for real-time encryption or decryption. Network of servers that may be located at different geographic locations. Each server would need keys that

Protecting encryption server

2020-07-28 Thread Ayoub Misherghi via Gnupg-users
I am going to have a server machine doing encryption. How do you protect against server operator or admin tampering. This is a scenario where internal threat or hostility is high; you cannot trust your own guys. (Real situation; not paranoid.) Thanks, Ayoub

Non printable ASCII characters in pass phrase.

2020-07-27 Thread Ayoub Misherghi via Gnupg-users
Is it safe to have non printable ASCII characters in the pass phrase? ___ Gnupg-users mailing list Gnupg-users@gnupg.org http://lists.gnupg.org/mailman/listinfo/gnupg-users

Re: "skipped: Unusable public key"

2020-07-27 Thread Ayoub Misherghi via Gnupg-users
If it is not in my machine I do not know where it is. I did not export it. I did not share it or put on any server. On 7/27/2020 4:51 PM, Philihp Busby wrote: It appears that 3C5B212A55B966881E2D2718A45398B520BEE91E does not have the [E] usage for encryption, nor does it have any subkeys

"skipped: Unusable public key"

2020-07-27 Thread Ayoub Misherghi via Gnupg-users
Not obvious to me why that is happening: ayoub@vboxpwfl:~/testdir$ ls textfile ayoub@vboxpwfl:~/testdir$ gpg -r sentry -e textfile gpg: sentry: skipped: Unusable public key gpg: textfile: encryption failed: Unusable public key ayoub@vboxpwfl:~/testdir$ gpg --list-keys

Re: Why is there no secret key?

2020-07-27 Thread Ayoub Misherghi via Gnupg-users
With API I mean something like GPGME. This is what came across to me: 1) It is preferable to have "--batch" on command line even in unattended operation; and not in the gpg.conf file? 2) --pinentry-mode when needed goes in gpg.conf 3) --allow-loopback-pinentry when needed goes in

Re: Why is there no secret key?

2020-07-27 Thread Ayoub Misherghi via Gnupg-users
The same thing happens when I give the option --no-batch on the command line. The problem seems to have gone away when I moved the config option inentry-mode loopback to the $HOME/.gnupg/gpg.conf from the $HOME/.ngupg/gpg-agent.conf In the final version when development ends, I am

Re: Newbie question.

2020-07-27 Thread Ayoub Misherghi via Gnupg-users
Sorry for seeming to be "spreading unjustified accusations". What I said was meant to encourage that sort of "benign tyranny", I was not complaining; or at least that was not my intention. Thank you for explaining how the list works. Ayoub On 7/27/2020 2:08 AM, Werner Koch wrote: On

Deleting or renaming $HOME/.gnugpg

2020-07-26 Thread Ayoub Misherghi via Gnupg-users
What will happen to gpg if I rename $HOME/.gnupg and start a new $HOME/.gnupg. I have not shared any of the keys and starting anew will not have any consequences to me or anybody else. What will it do to the gnupg? Will it allow me to get on with my work while at the same time be able to

Re: Why is there no secret key?

2020-07-26 Thread Ayoub Misherghi via Gnupg-users
On 20/07/2020 20:25, Ayoub Misherghi via Gnupg-users wrote: gpg: decryption failed: No secret key Are your gpg.conf and gpg-agent.conf (or let's just say any .conf-file in your GnuPG home, ~/.gnupg) empty? Do you get a pinentry popup asking for a passphra

Re: Newbie question.

2020-07-26 Thread Ayoub Misherghi via Gnupg-users
I understand it can be frustrating, especially if nobody has a deciding vote or Vito power or moderator power. Someone should have have veto power and anybody with other ideas can always fork and do his own thing. That way it may probably work. A tyrant can stay on course and others fork

Re: Newbie question.

2020-07-26 Thread Ayoub Misherghi via Gnupg-users
How about collective and cooperative effort in a wiki, or cloud funding pledges or donations? Those who contribute (money or effort) get privilege of some kind. On 7/26/2020 2:48 AM, Peter Lebbing wrote: On 12/07/2020 20:01, Ayoub Misherghi wrote: Can you please suggest some good

gpg: make_keysig_packet failed: End of file

2020-07-25 Thread Ayoub Misherghi via Gnupg-users
What am I doing wrong? ayoub@vboxpwfl:~/sentry/trunk$ gpg --list-keys /home/ayoub/.gnupg/pubring.kbx -- pub   ed25519 2020-07-09 [SC] [expired: 2020-07-19]   3C5B212A55B966881E2D2718A45398B520BEE91E uid   [ expired] sentry pub   ed25519 2020-07-09 [SC]

Re: Documentation.

2020-07-23 Thread Ayoub Misherghi via Gnupg-users
, or it would make it possible for you to steer me. Thanks, On 7/23/2020 7:50 AM, john doe wrote: On 7/23/2020 1:44 AM, Ayoub Misherghi via Gnupg-users wrote: Hi, I find documentation lacking, both free and commercial. Are there any efforts to remedy this? If I am wrong, can anybody

Documentation.

2020-07-23 Thread Ayoub Misherghi via Gnupg-users
Hi, I find documentation lacking, both free and commercial. Are there any efforts to remedy this? If I am wrong, can anybody please show me where I can get a good tutorial and good reference material please? Ayoub

Why is there no secret key?

2020-07-20 Thread Ayoub Misherghi via Gnupg-users
ayoub@vboxpwfl:~/testdir$ ls textfile ayoub@vboxpwfl:~/testdir$ gpg -r develop1 -e textfile ayoub@vboxpwfl:~/testdir$ ls textfile  textfile.gpg ayoub@vboxpwfl:~/testdir$ gpg -u develop1 -o textfile.dcr -d textfile.gpg gpg: encrypted with 256-bit ECDH key, ID 367BD2210D4E904D, created

Is this supposed to happen?

2020-07-17 Thread Ayoub Misherghi via Gnupg-users
Is this supposed to happen? ayoub@vboxpwfl:~/testdir$ ls textfile  textfile.dcr  textfile.gpg ayoub@vboxpwfl:~/testdir$ gpg -r sentry -e �^�z�OI�@l��{ �3�7���\C�Wa��$1�Y�     �E2��%0[܌�:͋��h��ͳ� ���k�l��� % ��]�yB}���^C gpg: signal

Re: Newbie question.

2020-07-17 Thread Ayoub Misherghi via Gnupg-users
It is working now. The problem was in gpg-agent.conf that I forgot about. I did not do a re-install. I learned from this list. Thanks. ___ Gnupg-users mailing list Gnupg-users@gnupg.org

Detached signature file.

2020-07-16 Thread Ayoub Misherghi via Gnupg-users
Is it possible to add content to a detached signature file? ___ Gnupg-users mailing list Gnupg-users@gnupg.org http://lists.gnupg.org/mailman/listinfo/gnupg-users

Re: gpg: decrypt_message failed: Unknown system error

2020-07-16 Thread Ayoub Misherghi via Gnupg-users
Thanks. I wish the error message did not say system error when it was human error. On 7/16/2020 3:07 AM, Ingo Klöcker wrote: On Mittwoch, 15. Juli 2020 21:32:29 CEST Ayoub Misherghi via Gnupg-users wrote: ayoub@vboxpwfl:~/testdir$ gpg -r develop1 -e textfile ayoub@vboxpwfl:~/testdir$ ls

gpg: decrypt_message failed: Unknown system error

2020-07-16 Thread Ayoub Misherghi via Gnupg-users
How do I go about giving you debug information? I am not operating in batch or unattended mode now. All lines in my user gpg.conf are commented out. Before knowing the proper procedure for managing IDs graciously explained to me on this list, I deliberately

Re: Newbie question.

2020-07-15 Thread Ayoub Misherghi via Gnupg-users
Sorry for splitting Peter and Philihp  into two threads. I have probably put my gpg environment/program in a state it cannot come out of. I want to do what cowards do. I want to uninstall gpg and start all over again, escaping from the mess I

Re: Newbie question.

2020-07-14 Thread Ayoub Misherghi via Gnupg-users
I am re-sending this text only. I made the mistake of sending it html previously. Sorry for splitting Peter and Philihp  into two threads. I have probably put my gpg environment/program in a state it cannot come out of. I want to do

Re: Newbie question.

2020-07-13 Thread Ayoub Misherghi via Gnupg-users
Hi, On 7/11/2020 3:34 AM, Peter Lebbing wrote: Hi! On 10/07/2020 23:47, Ayoub Misherghi via Gnupg-users wrote: ayoub@vboxpwfl:~/testdir$ gpg --list-secret-keys Could you do $ gpg --with-subkey-fingerprint --list-secret

Fwd: Re: Newbie question.

2020-07-13 Thread Ayoub Misherghi via Gnupg-users
Sorry for going off list and messing everybody up. Now I disserve punishment. Sorry for the html too. Forwarded Message Subject:Re: Newbie question. Date: Sat, 11 Jul 2020 12:07:17 -0700 From: Ayoub Misherghi To: Peter Lebbing On 7/11/2020 11:30 AM,

Re: Newbie question.

2020-07-13 Thread Ayoub Misherghi via Gnupg-users
Thanks. This exposes to me how little I know and it will take me time to absorb it. None of this information is in anything I read. Nothing comes close. I will not come to grips with it with the kind of reading material I have. Can you please suggest some good tutorial and reference

Newbie question.

2020-07-11 Thread Ayoub Misherghi via Gnupg-users
What am I doing wrong: ayoub@vboxpwfl:~/testdir$ ls textfile ayoub@vboxpwfl:~/testdir$ gpg -r develop1 -o textfile.gpg -e textfile ayoub@vboxpwfl:~/testdir$ ls textfile  textfile.gpg ayoub@vboxpwfl:~/testdir$ gpg -u develop1 -o