Gpg4win (GNU Privacy Guard for Windows) is encryption software for files and emails.
Questions tagged [gpg4win]
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Where is my gpgconf file on Windows?
I'd like to edit my user-level GPG configuration file (or the system-wide config, if that isn't possible), but I don't actually know where the relevant files are on Windows (or where I should create them, if they don't exist).
I'm using Windows 10.…
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How to transfer Kleopatra / GnuPGP/ Gpg4win PGP keys from an old hard drive to a new computer?
I used to use Kleopatra on an old Windows XP machine. The hard drive of the aforementioned computer was transferred into an external enclosure and is available; GPG4Win version 2.0.1 was on that machine.
The new computer is running Windows 7 Home…
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Gpg-agent under Windows as SSH Agent for git bash
gpg-agent has options "--enable-ssh-support" and "--enable-putty-support" that allows it to use it as a drop-in replacement for the well-known ssh-agent.
I've been pulling my hair out trying to figure out how exactly make this work in windows and…
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How to get a PGP RSA key pair with a "rare" fingerprint, e.g. one that begins "ABBA"? (Windows 10)
On Windows 10, how can I automate the generation of PGP RSA key pairs, dumping each one if the 40 hex-character fingerprint doesn't begin ABBA (for example), stopping when a generated pair meets that criterion, then exporting the public and private…
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Scdaemon won't detect Yubikey on Windows 10
This has recently started after I updated to Windows 10 1803 (x64). I have updated Gpg4Win to the latest version (3.1.2), but this has not fixed anything.
I have tried the following:
Remove the Minidriver…
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Why trust a public gpg key?
I'm trying to verify the integrity of TrueCrypt binaries (not the source like Xavier). Am using Xavier de Carné de Carnavalet's Guide "How I compiled TrueCrypt 7.1a for Win32 and matched the official binaries";…
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GPG and PGP keyring compatibile
I have PGP Desktop 8.1 installed (PGP Corp)
I wonder if I can use GPG with same keyring as PGP does?
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Using GPG keys generated with WSL in Windows directly?
So I'm just trying to sign my LibreOffice documents digitally. I have generated my GPG key in a Debian WSL terminal using the gpg command line. Yet when I access my LibreOffice documents, File → Digital Signatures → Digital Signatures → Sign…
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Kleopatra GPG4win fails to publish key on server
I am new to PGP and wanted to test it. I have successfully created a keypair and wanted to publish on the server, but get the following error:
The output from C:\Program Files (x86)\GnuPG\bin\gpg.exe was: gpg: sending key 2C0731CF036975A9 to…
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Why does gpg4win's gpg-agent not authenticate me to ssh?
Preamble
My understanding of gpg and ssh is medium-technical as a programmer and crypto-fan, but I'm not a huge pro in either's nitty-gritty details like configuration, "trivia" like alphabet soup specs, magic variables, and interoperation. I've…
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How to set the default GPG encryption key?
Say I am using only one encryption key most the time.
How do I set the default encryption key in order to avoid mentioning it in the encryption command
In other word, I want this command:
gpg -e
to be equivalent to the command with the…
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How to configure gpg2 to ask for passphrase on the console instead of in a popup window?
I am trying to configure Gpg4win to not use the popup window to ask for a passphrase. I only use gpg2 from the command prompt, which means the popup window is both annoying and disruptive since it takes focus away from the command prompt and doesn't…
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Why is "GPG -K" not showing all keys listed by "GPG --edit"?
Issue: I get a different list of secret keys when using gpg -K than gpg -edit, and the missing keys can no longer be used to decrypt. How do I fix this?
Example:
C:\...\>gpg --edit 11111111
gpg (GnuPG) 2.0.12; Copyright (C) 2009 Free Software…
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"gpg2 not a key id: skipping" when trying to download public keys
I downloaded Ubuntu 16.04 to run on VirtualBox (Windows 10 host). I would like to verify the download (Ubuntu instructions). From the instructions:
Tip: On non-Linux systems, you might need to download the GPG tools for this next step. To check if…
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How to replicate GPA's Sign and Compress option on command line in Windows
As the title says, I need to replicate GPA's "Sign and Compress" option on the command line. I'm trying to automate some encryption of files for submission to a bank and the instructions they gave me are to use the Sign and Compress option in GPA.…
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