Problem with FSFE gpg card

[Henry Bremridge]

On Thu, May 08, 2008 at 12:05:08PM +0100, Edward Robinson wrote:
> Henry Bremridge wrote:
>>> I think it may depend on how you backed up your keyring.  If you 
>>> copied the .gnupg folder, then you could do:
>>>
>>>  gpg --homedir <backup_usb_stick>
>>
>> Removed my card and then tried 
>>
>> $gpg --homedir <backup_directory> -d file.gpg
>>
>> and got the following message
>>
>> gpg: anonymous recipient; trying secret key <xxxxxx> ...
>> gpg: detected reader `SCM SCR 335 00 00'
>> gpg: pcsc_connect failed: no smartcard (0x8010000c)
>> gpg: apdu_send_simple(0) failed: no card
>> Please insert the card and hit return or enter 'c' to cancel: c
>
> Did you generate your secret keys on the card?  If so, you can only 
> decrypt the file with the private key on the card (since it does not 
> exist anywhere else).  However, if you also encrypted the file with your 
> master public key (likely to be a 2048 elgamel key) then that should have 
> tried your private key in the the backed up keyring.  Did you set the 
> hidden-encrypt line in your gpg.conf?
>
Yes (just rechecked) and I think I found the problem. For some reason the file is not being encrypted to my master file

> Read section 6.9 of this:
> https://www.fsfe.org/en/card/howto/subkey_howto
>


>> if I just entered
>>
>> $gpg --homedir <backupdirectory>
>>
>> Then I get 
>>
>> gpg: Go ahead and type your message ...
>
> That's fine, your just doing `gpg' except your specifying where the 
> homedir is located.  Type gpg  on its own and it would be the same but 
> using .gnupg as your home dir.
>
>> I have got to be making a silly mistake somewhere. Will take the time the to reread the manuals slowly and the set up commands of the card
>
> Possibly, but then again I am not an expert, so someone may come along 
> and put you straight!

Many thanks

-- 
Henry
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