Re: "gpg key file decryption failed"

[Christian Kujau <evil@xxxxxxxxxx>]

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Christian (aka Neodaxus) wrote:
> Well, I now tried a passphrase without special characters and it
> worked.
> But I have no idea why because as I've said the keymaps are identical
> (I checked that at the konsole).
>
> Any other ideas why this could happen?

try to avoid "very" special characters, char-mapping is voodoo anyway.
also they can increase the amount of time of brute-force attacks, you
might have a system later on where you are unable to generate (i.e. type
with your keyboard) these special characters.

>
> How can I change my passphrase?

pls search the archives, it was discussed many times.

> Is there a way to create a second valid passphrase (to avoid to lock
> me out if the new passphrase won't work)?

think about it: which program gets your passphrase? gpg? does gpg have
an interface (i.e. an cmdline option) for a "2nd passphrase"? if so, the
manpage needs updating.

Christian.
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