Decrypt with GPG, says I need a passphrase when I am inputting passphrase
You need to set the trust level of the key that you imported:
gpg --edit-key <KEY_ID>
gpg> trust
You will be asked to select the trust level from the following:
1 = I don't know or won't say
2 = I do NOT trust
3 = I trust marginally
4 = I trust fully
5 = I trust ultimately
m = back to the main menu
Select 5
since you trust yourself ultimately.
It will ask you to confirm your decision:
Your decision? 5
Do you really want to set this key to ultimate trust? (y/N) y
After confirming, you should be able to encrypt using that key.
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I have 2 boxes, box A and B. Box A and B both use the same public/private key pair to encrypt and decrypt data. Everything works fine in box A, but in box B I can't decrypt the files i encrypt with the same key.
I export the key from A and import it to B, and when doing a simple encryption/decryption I get the following:
In A I am running pgp version:
PGP Command Line 9.0.6 build 59
and I encrypt/decrypt with the following:
pgp --recipient <KEY UID> --encrypt foo pgp --passphrase <PASSPHRASE> --decrypt foo.pgp
And the file encrypts/decrypts without failure.
Now in B running gpg version:
gpg (GnuPG) 2.0.22
and I encrypt/decrypt with the following:
gpg --recipient <KEY UID> --encrypt foo gpg --passphrase <PASSPHRASE> --decrypt foo.gpg
But when encrypting I get the following output:
gpg: <SUBKEYID>: There is no assurance this key belongs to the named user pub 1024R/<SUBKEYID> 2017-12-15 <KEY UID> Primary key fingerprint: <PKEY FINGERPRINT> Subkey fingerprint: <SKEY FINGERPRINT> It is NOT certain that the key belongs to the person named in the user ID. If you *really* know what you are doing, you may answer the next question with yes. Use this key anyway? (y/N) y
And it encrypts successfully (imo) and then when decrypting with the exact same passphrase that works in A, I get the following error:
You need a passphrase to unlock the secret key for user: "<KEY UID>" 1024-bit RSA key, ID <SUBKEYID>, created 2017-12-15. (main key ID <PUBID>) gpg: cancelled by user gpg: encrypted with 1024-bit RSA key, ID <SUBKEYID>, created 2017-12-15 "<KEY UID>" gpg: public key decryption failed: Operation cancelled gpg: decryption failed: No secret key
Why could I be getting the error in B if it's the same key and passphrase that works in A? I've tried a lot of things online that haven't worked and I am new to this so really stuck. Thanks in advance.