open pgp

[kalin m]

Chris Bannister wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 07, 2008 at 05:32:24PM -0400, kalin m wrote:
>   
>> hi all...
>>
>> installed open pgp pkg.
>> added a key sent to me by a client to my keyring...
>>
>> this is what i get. no matter how many times i enter the client provided  
>> pass phrase i just get the 'Enter pass phrase: ' prompt...
>> what, if anythin,  is wrong? the pass phrase?
>>     
>
> Who's passphrase?
>   
client provided - for the user in the key...

>   
>> # pgp the_pgp_file.pgp
>> Pretty Good Privacy(tm) Version 6.5.8
>> Internal development version only - not for general release.
>> (c) 1999 Network Associates Inc.
>>
>> Export of this software may be restricted by the U.S. government.
>>
>> File is encrypted.  Secret key is required to read it.
>>
>> Key for user ID: user_id <moo at foo.com>
>> 2048-bit RSA key, Key ID 0x0000moo, created 2008/03/10
>> Key can sign.
>> You need a pass phrase to unlock your secret key.
>>     
>
> Did the client encrypt using your public key?
>   
no their own key. which i got from them and added to my keychain..


now...  i did get gnupg. the error i'm getting is pretty much the same. 
the client insists the passphrase is correct. here is the output:


------   start -------------------

# gpg -d the_pgp_file.pgp

                                           
?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
                                           ? You need a passphrase to 
unlock the secret key for user:                  ?
                                           ? "user_ud 
<moo at foo.com>"            ?
                                           ? 2048-bit RSA key, ID 
X7Z42381, created 2008-03-10 (main key ID B66F2023)  ?
                                           
?                                                                           
?
                                           
?                                                                           
?
                                           ? Passphrase 
***************_______________________________________________ ?
                                           
?                                                                           
?
                                           ?                 
<OK>                               <Cancel>               ?
                                           
?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????


pinentry in free(): error: chunk is already free
gpg-agent[66668]: command get_passphrase failed: End of file
gpg: problem with the agent: IPC write error
gpg: Invalid passphrase; please try again ...

---------  end  -----------


thanks...