algortihm 11

[David Shaw]

On Tue, Jul 03, 2007 at 08:41:09AM -0500, Andrew Berg wrote:
> John Clizbe wrote:
> > Also, this is a *known error*, see this thread, 'Algorithm 11 not
> > available',
> > http://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-users/2007-April/030974.html
> >
> >
> > It stems from the fact that the cipher library in gpg2 does not
> > have SHA-224 (hash algorithm 11) enabled.
> >
> > Amazing tool, list archives. 8-}\
> I will remember that I need to search archives before posting
> something relating to discussions I have earlier ignored.
> 
> Anyway, I don't understand. SHA224 is not in my
> personal-digest-prefs,  and all I did was list keys. Was there
> something special about one of the keys?

Yes.  A key likely used SHA224 for a subkey certification or a
"backsig" certification.  When GPG2 tried to verify that subkey, it
needed SHA224, didn't find it, and failed.

David