No secret key on 1 file

[Steven Bonda]

Thanks for replying.

C:\Users\me>gpg2 --version
gpg (GnuPG) 2.0.20 (Gpg4win 2.1.1)
libgcrypt 1.5.2

C:\Users\me>Gpg2 -v --batch --passphrase pass -o c:\temp\temp.txt -d c:\
temp\temp.txt.pgp
gpg: public key is 727A253D
gpg: encrypted with RSA key, ID 727A253D
gpg: decryption failed: No secret key

C:\Users\me>

I am using the same keyring as PGP Desktop and I am able to decrypt the file
with that program.

Thanks for the help.
-- Steve


-----Original Message-----
From: Werner Koch [mailto:wk at gnupg.org] 
Sent: Friday, August 16, 2013 5:51 AM
To: Steven Bonda
Cc: gnupg-users at gnupg.org
Subject: Re: No secret key on 1 file

On Wed, 14 Aug 2013 22:30, sbonda at advance-medical.com said:

> When I run the following command:
>
> Gpg2 -batch -passphrase pass -o c:\temp\temp.txt -d c:\temp\file.pgp

I assume you used 

  Gpg2 --batch --passphrase pass -o c:\temp\temp.txt -d c:\temp\file.pgp

That is two dashes for the long options.

--passphrase does not work with gpg2.  You will be asked by a pop-up Window
for the passphrase.  That requires that GnuPG has been fully installed.

What version are you using.  Did you used a Gpg4win installer?

If you are using the command line you may want to add the option 

  -v 

to see more diagnostics.  If you are not using the latest gpg2 version it is
possible that the imported secret hast been protected using the IDEA
algorithms which - for patent reason was not support by older GnuPG
versions.  You need at least GnuPG 2.020 and Libgcrypt 1.5.2.  Running

  gpg2 --version

shows the the GnuPG and Libgcrypt version.


Salam-Shalom,

   Werner

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