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GPG NEVER asks for a passphrase
Windows 7 home premium
service pack 1
8 gb of ram
64-bit

GnuPG 1.4.23
GPG Config 1.33
GPG Shell 3.78

I started using PGP about 30 years go, mostly out of an academic interest. I
had (and still have) no real need to ecrypt my email. But, I found very quickly
that I liked using it to encrypt individual files on my computer. So, long time
user, but rather casual user.

I have have the same email address for many years and the my ISP tells me they
no longer provide email servies. I go to an email prvider, make a new address,
make sure it is working, and then make a new key pair for it.

When I right click on a file and send to GPG Tools, pick my OLD DEFAULT (being
phased out) email, GPG runs and a *.gpg file is created. I double click on it,
I'm asked for a passphrase, I enter it, and my file is decrypted.

When I encrypt to my NEW key, my *.gpg file is created, I double click on it,
GPG NEVER asks for a passphrase, it just decrypts the file.

What is wrong?

Thank you.



Steve Dudley

http://odessachess.byethost31.com/
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Re: GPG NEVER asks for a passphrase [ In reply to ]
Hi Steven,

Am Donnerstag 27 Mai 2021 17:44:23 schrieb Steven Dudley via Gnupg-users:
> Windows 7 home premium
> service pack 1
> 8 gb of ram
> 64-bit
>
> GnuPG 1.4.23
> GPG Config 1.33
> GPG Shell 3.78

(Note that I cannot find a current info on GPG Shell are you shure this is
still security supported?)

> When I right click on a file and send to GPG Tools, pick my OLD DEFAULT
> (being phased out) email, GPG runs and a *.gpg file is created. I double
> click on it, I'm asked for a passphrase, I enter it, and my file is
> decrypted.
>
> When I encrypt to my NEW key, my *.gpg file is created, I double click on
> it, GPG NEVER asks for a passphrase, it just decrypts the file.

Try to operate "gpg" on the command line to see more messages which may help
you to find out if this is a frontend issue or something else.

example
gpg -vv --decrypt x.gpg

Newer GnuPG version on windows would cache a passphrase for a while,
I cannot say what GPG Shell does (as far as I remember it isn't Free
Software).

Best Regards,
Bernhard

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Re: GPG NEVER asks for a passphrase [ In reply to ]
On 2021-05-27 at 10:44 -0500, Steven Dudley via Gnupg-users wrote:
> When I encrypt to my NEW key, my *.gpg file is created, I double
> click on it, GPG NEVER asks for a passphrase, it just decrypts the
> file.
>
> What is wrong?

Starting with the basics:
Does your new key have a password set?




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