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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