Re: [Macgpg-users] help!? can't create new keys, can't export private key

[Charly A. <sha...@ma...>]

ban...@ri... wrote the following on 4/22/11 11:59 AM:
> Hi everybody.
> My problem is as follows:
> GPG keychain access no longer creates new pairs of keys.
> It does lead me through the process of creating keys just as it used to,
> but in the end no new keys will be created.
> 
> I wanted to re-install it but therefore I need to export not only all the
> public keys i've stored (which works fine) but also my private keys, which
> doesn't seem to work.
> 
> Any Ideas? Thanks a lot!!!

Which MacOSX are you running?

Which GPG Keychain Access are you using? From what you wrote "...but
also my private keys, which doesn't seem to work", I can only *guess*
that you are using GPG Keychain Access version 0.7.0 that dates back to
2005. There is a built-in security process that prevents to export
secret keys through the application itself, but allows to do it via
Terminal.

If you are using an Intel Mac, please have a look at
<http://www.gpgtools.org/>, read about the different projects, navigate
through the different pages of the site, choose what you need, and then
install what you need.

You can also chose to run the GPGTools installer, which enables you to
install all the available projects.

Read before, and install afterward, after you have made up your mind.

Have a fine week end.
Charly