Hi,

Does it happen with every key you try to import?

Could you please try to import my key using this procedure:

https://riseup.net/en/security/message-security/openpgp/gpg-keys#import-from-a-key-file

Cheers.

> I am having trouble though when I try to import other peoples public PGP
> keys into Tails.  I have tried by copying a key to the clipboard then
> choosing to Manage Keys, then going to edit -> paste, and I have tried by
> pasting the key into gedit and saving as a .asc file, and then in Manage
> Keys going to File -> Import.  Trying both of these methods gives the
> following error:
> 
> *Import failed: mpi too large for this implementation (27775 bits)*
> 
> I have also tried just double clicking the .asc file, and this gives the
> following error:
> 
> *Import failed: Keys were found but not imported*
> 
> Everything else seems to be working fine, I can decrypt messages to me
> using my private key.  I have also tried importing the same public keys
> into another PGP program (gpg4usb) on a WIn7 machine and they imported
> succesfully and I can use them to encrpt messages. I also tried exporting
> the keys from that program to a file and then trying to import using that
> file on Tails, but the same error messages appear.
> 
> Do you have any suggestions for what the problem may be, or what I am doing
> wrong?
> 
> Thanks,
> Stephen
> 
> 
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