Questions tagged [gpg-agent]
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remove gnupg V.2.1.15 and libgcrypt V.1.7.8 then install gnupg V.2.1.0 and libgcrypt V.1.6.3
I use Lubuntu V.17.10 on my laptop. on this version of Lubuntu installed by default gnupg V.2.1.15 and libgcrypt V.1.7.8.
I want to remove gnupg V.2.1.15 and libgcrypt V.1.7.8 then install gnupg V.2.1.0 and libgcrypt V.1.6.3.
In the past, I…

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Unattended signing of Reprepro packages with gpg-agent
For my SolydXK repository I'd like to add some packages available in Debian stretch-backports.
I've successfully setup the conf/distributions, conf/updates and FilterList files and the following command runs successfully when logged in to the…

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Some GPG Commands Suddenly Failing in Dockerfile on AWS
We have the following Dockerfile (I have removed the unecessary parts) which we have used for well over a year now and suddenly, when it gets to the gpg --batch --verify... step the build hangs during CodeBuild and ultimately times out. I have been…

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gpg-agent GENKEY via cli for simplest RSA , invalid length specifier in sexp returned, using documentation example
https://www.gnupg.org/documentation/manuals/gnupg/Agent-GENKEY.html
When I execute gpg-agent --server for an interactive session, and enter the example from this site, I get the following error :
"gpg-agent[14]: failed to convert keyparam: Invalid…

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How to use GPG keys with Yubikey in WSL2 to authenticate GIT?
I am trying to setup Yubikey in WSL2 (Ubuntu distro) to use GPG key as SSH keys to authenticate to GIT server. Below is my setup
YubiKey Manager (ykman) version: 5.1.1
How was it installed?: Using Yubico's PPA (Ubuntu)
Operating system and version:…

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Sign+Encrypt+Symmetric: Unable to specify Symmetric + Signing Key passphrases in single command
So I've been reading up on Symmetric and Asymmetric. However, according to the docs for GPG, you can actually use Encrypt + Sign + Symmetric in the same command, which allows for a person to decrypt the file with either a passphrase or their…

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lftp used in script - without storing passwords
I use the lftp script from Michael Hutter but would like to avoid storing the password in the script.
I have seen several suggestions but none pertinent to lftp. I thought I could avoid a password as a key-based ssh connection to the server exist,…

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Trying to find a way to either load or keep --passphrase securely encrypted within gpg.conf file, i'm using gpg (GnuPG) 2.2.23 - so is this possible?
GPG --version
gpg (GnuPG) 2.2.23
libgcrypt 1.8.6
Copyright (C) 2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
There…

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Unsafe permissions on homedir in Powershell Azure Function
I am trying to run gpg command (gnupg) in a Linux Azure Function but I get this error:
> ERROR: gpg: WARNING: unsafe permissions on homedir '/home/.gnupg'
I reduced my code to just be gpg --list-keys to simplify and the error persists. gpg -? runs…

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GnuPG v2 store how to export the keys in. secring.gpg and pubring.gpg file from pubring.kbx file
I am trying to use the imported GPG keys in my workflow but it seems I could never export the private keys out of this.
I am using GitHub actions https://github.com/marketplace/actions/import-gpg to import private key and passphrase loaded them via…

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Using PowerShell script to Encrypt files
I want to automate the encryption files placed in a folder using GPG on Windows Server 2019. I tried calling gpg.exe from the script but it doesn't create any output files. I also tried using debug & verbose to check values that are being set. There…

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GPG authentication subkey: "invalid format" error
I've been using GPG with authentication subkeys for a while now, and I recently ran into a rather unhelpful error message. I'm writing this question "Q&A-style" to help others who might run into the same problem.
I use a set of GPG keys for GitHub…

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Enable Version Control Integration by default on New Project creation in CLion
On macOS CLion File > New > Project, I want the new project to automatically VCS > Enable Version Control Integration....
Default settings are typically configured with File > New Projects Setup > Preferences for New Projects... but I do not see the…

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Why a running cronjob causes a new random gpg-agent process running and causes cached passphrase in gpg-agent invalid?
The below simple script is used to check a valid passphrase in gpg-agent cache. When a passphrase is valid, it will just print OK but if a passphrase invalid then it prints a Warning message.
#!/bin/bash
#…

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GPG Can't connect to S.gpg-agent: Connection Refused
I am attempting to set up gpg preset passphrase caching using the gpg agent so I can automate my file encryption process. In order for the gpg-agent to run and properly cache the passphrase, it seems there needs to be a S.gpg-agent socket located…

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