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Discussion => Security => Topic started by: UndergroundNoble on January 02, 2013, 07:14 pm
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Hi! I was wondering if somebody could help me with this issue that I'm having. I encrypted a message and sent it to a vendor, he got the message, and sent me one back, but whenever I try to decrypt that message that the vendor sent me, I get this error that says
Decryption failed
No secret key
No private key with id _________________ present in keyring
If it matters, I'm using gpg4usb and me and the vendor are using different versions. He's using version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (MingW32), while I am using version: GnuPG v1.4.12 (MingW32).... If somebody could help that would be great! Thank you :)) I really appreciate it
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It means they encrypted it to the wrong public key. Is the key ID that you omitted from the error message different from your key ID? I bet it is.
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Yeah it is different. How do I find my public key? I thought I gave him the right one... I clicked on Manage Keys, then check the box next to my name, then click export to file, and whatever is in that text file, that's my public key.... right?
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Yes, that's your public key. Most likely the vendor messed up. Tell him that the message he sent you was encrypted to the wrong public key and remind him what your key ID is.
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Perfect! Thanks for your help Astor!