Enigmail / Bugs / #264 encription fails if pgpagent is used

#264 encription fails if pgpagent is used

Status: invalid

Owner: nobody

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Found in Version: 1.6.0

Severity: Major

Thunderbird version: 30.0a1 (20140316030203)

GnuPG version: 1.7a1pre (20140316-0013)

Operating System: All

Fixed in version: ---

Cc: nobody

Updated: 2014-11-02

Created: 2014-03-16

Creator: Thomas Schweikle

Private: No

Encrption fails if gpgagent is running. The passphrase is never asked about, even if it was never entered. Encription fails with error "Bad Passphrase".

Discussion

Thomas Schweikle - 2014-03-16

It does not help to enter the passphrase by calling any of the keyring tools directly. Same error: "Bad Passphrase" or "Incorrect Passphrase".

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Ludwig Hügelschäfer - 2014-03-16

Encryption never takes a passphrase. Only signing (alone or combined with encryption) needs a passphrase. Please write exactly what you have done and when the error message pops up. Which operating system are you using?

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Thomas Schweikle - 2014-03-16

Excuse me -- I meant signing.

OS: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) x86_64

⟫ gpg --version
gpg (GnuPG) 1.4.16
Copyright (C) 2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later
http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

Home: ~/.gnupg
Unterstützte Verfahren:
Öff. Schlüssel: RSA, RSA-E, RSA-S, ELG-E, DSA
Verschlü.: IDEA, 3DES, CAST5, BLOWFISH, AES, AES192, AES256, TWOFISH,
CAMELLIA128, CAMELLIA192, CAMELLIA256
Hash: MD5, SHA1, RIPEMD160, SHA256, SHA384, SHA512, SHA224
Komprimierung: nicht komprimiert, ZIP, ZLIB, BZIP2

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Patrick Brunschwig - 2014-03-17

Please enable the debug log file, repeat the tests and search for "problem with gpg-agent" or "problem with pinentry".

Instructions for enabling the debug log are here: https://www.enigmail.net/support/bugs.php

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Patrick Brunschwig - 2014-11-02

No reply from reported; nothing to analyze or fix.

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Patrick Brunschwig - 2014-11-02

status: open --> invalid
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