can't decrypt symmetrically encrypted files from PGP
   
    Disastry@saiknes.lv.NO.SPaM.NET
     
    Disastry@saiknes.lv.NO.SPaM.NET
       
    Thu Aug 23 17:45:02 2001
    
    
  
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Werner Koch wrote:
> >
> > I can't decrypt files encrypted with PGP using symmetric encryption. GPG says 
> > "bad passphrase" even though I'm sure the passphrase is correct.
> 
> > Try the attached test file, for example. The key is "passphrase".
> 
> Use 
> 
> gpg --load-extension idea  --cipher-algo idea
and  --digest-algo md5
I think..
> but you need the idea extension, but:
>  * DUE TO PATENT CLAIMS THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE SOFTWARE IS NOT ALLOWED IN
>  * THESE COUNTRIES: 
>  *     AUSTRIA, FRANCE, GERMANY, ITALY, JAPAN, THE NETHERLANDS, 
>  *     SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, THE UK AND THE US.
and LIECHTENSTEIN
see http://www.delphion.com/details?&pn=EP00482154B1
> all others (and Johan) can get it from www.gnupg.dk/contrib-dk/idea.c
> and .sig 
>   Werner
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3UEScvBliVEbCa9w6UxFh5fu
=OpqW
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