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Discussion => Security => Topic started by: Ghostower on February 14, 2012, 10:44 am

Title: Help with encryption
Post by: Ghostower on February 14, 2012, 10:44 am
Hi all

I am trying to import a public key from a vendor but my system says "No keys where found". I am using GPG4win and in the vendors key is says its.  BCPG C# v1.6.1.0. is this the issue? What program should I use to get the public key?

Thanks
Title: Re: Help with encryption
Post by: cache on February 14, 2012, 10:51 am
You need to copy the vendor's key into a text file, save this somewhere on your computer. There should be an option in your GPG program to import a key, select this and then choose the text file you just created. Once this is imported you should be able to encrypt your message using this key.
Title: Re: Help with encryption
Post by: Ghostower on February 14, 2012, 10:56 am
Thanks, I am doing this I have the key saved as a txt file but when I import it says no key found. I have tested with other keys and they work. Just not this one.
Title: Re: Help with encryption
Post by: cache on February 14, 2012, 10:58 am
Not sure then mate, might be the vendor didnt copy it down correctly, the number of dashes either end of it is important I think.
Title: Re: Help with encryption
Post by: Horizons on February 14, 2012, 11:27 am
Not sure then mate, might be the vendor didnt copy it down correctly, the number of dashes either end of it is important I think.

Yeah, my first guess would be that you or the vendor maybe clipped off some of the dashes in the first or last lines (BEGIN/END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK). If it still doesn't work, PM the vendor asking for his key.
Title: Re: Help with encryption
Post by: Ghostower on February 14, 2012, 11:41 am
Thanks guys. Everything in the key looks fine and all the dashes are there in comparison to other keys. I have sent the vendor a msg so will see. They are doing sales so I might be doing something wrong but cant seem to figure it out.