Gnu PG

[SlickRoenick]

I can encrypt files fine after importing the keys i need. However, i am unable to decrypt them. I can extract them using PGP (the gui version for Windows), but when i use gpg i get this error:

c:\>gpg --decrypt "c:\crap\century.doc.gpg"
gpg: encrypted with 2048-bit RSA key, ID FFF1B3EC, created 2006-10-16
"USERNAME <MY-EMAIL@MYWORK.ORG>"
gpg: decryption failed: secret key not available

How do i get the "secret key" to work?

 

[n0cmonkey]

Both your public and private keys are in the keychain (I haven't used gnupg in a while, and never from the cli, so my phrasing may be a bit off 😉)? You typed in the right passphrase?

 

[SlickRoenick]

It didn't even ask me for a passphrase during decrypt which is what really puzzles me.

 

[nova2]

uninstall and reinstall gnupg if you haven't.

check: C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\gnupg

is secring.gpg missing?

 

[SlickRoenick]

Originally posted by: nova2
uninstall and reinstall gnupg if you haven't.

check: C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\gnupg

is secring.gpg missing?

Secring.gpg is there, however, the file size is 0KB. I guess that is bad?

 

[nova2]

yeah, you can't decrypt your public keys.

make some new keys using winpt frontend GUI ( http://wald.intevation.org/projects/winpt/ ) or something.
winpt is useful.

you may also like this opensource container encryption app:
http://www.truecrypt.org/