run opensuse 13.1 and tbird with enigmail
how to import a key that i have stored on my machine -
i need to import the key - so that i can decrypt the mail from him
I normally use:
gpg --import filename
to import a key. I’m pretty sure that you can also do it with the GUI tools.
i need to import the key - so that i can decrypt the mail from him
This doesn’t actually make sense. He should be encrypting the mail to your key. You might need to import his key to check the pgp signature. But you should not need it to decrypt unless something was done wrongly.
hello dear nrickert
thx for the answer.
i am no pgp expert
but isnt it so that
a mail can be encrypted with several keys!?
the sender could have done an encritption with my key or with his key
iin other words - if i would send a mial to you i could do the following
encrypt it with your key
encrypt it with my key
isnt it so!?
love to hear from you
Yes. Common practice is to encrypt with both.
To decrypt, you need the private key. Importing the sender’s public key does not help. And if the sender has provided a copy of his private key, that’s a huge mistake.
If properly done, you should be able to decrypt using only your key. You need the sender’s public key to check the pgp signature that he should also have added to the mail.
have created a pgp-keypair with kgpg in opensuse 13.2
all is nice:
question: Can i change the passprhase in pgp - the original is too long
if so - ca n i do this with the command line
love to hear from you greetings
Yes.
gpg --passwd keyname
should do it.