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On 170405-18:01-0400, Fernando Rodriguez wrote: |
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> Hello, |
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> After a recent update I'm getting this error whenever I try to encrypt |
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> or decrypt using gnupg. Here's error: |
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> > gpg: selftest for CTR failed - see syslog for details |
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> > gpg: Ohhhh jeeee: ... this is a bug (seskey.c:61:make_session_key) |
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> > Aborted |
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> |
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> And the syslog: |
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> |
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> > gpg[8945]: Libgcrypt warning: AES-CTR-128 test failed (plaintext mismatch) |
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> It started after a recent update that included gnupg and libgcrypt. The |
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> versions before the update where libgcrypt-1.7.3 and gnupg-2.1.15. After |
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> the update 1.7.6 and 2.1.18 respectively. I tried downgrading both |
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> packages but it didn't help. |
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> I tried to delete the whole ~/.gnupg directory and re-import the keys |
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> but it fails with the same error. |
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> I have another keyring on the same machine that I use with the --homedir |
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> option and I have not problems with it. |
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> When I try to generate a new key I get the following error: |
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> > Change (N)ame, (C)omment, (E)mail or (O)kay/(Q)uit? o |
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> > We need to generate a lot of random bytes. It is a good idea to perform |
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> > some other action (type on the keyboard, move the mouse, utilize the |
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> > disks) during the prime generation; this gives the random number |
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> > generator a better chance to gain enough entropy. |
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> > gpg: agent_genkey failed: Missing key |
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> > Key generation failed: Missing key |
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> Any ideas? |
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I tried some decryption. No issues here: |
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$ gpg --version |
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gpg (GnuPG) 2.1.20 |
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libgcrypt 1.7.6 |
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Copyright (C) 2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc. |
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License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html> |
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This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. |
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There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. |
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Home: /home/miro/.gnupg |
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Supported algorithms: |
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Pubkey: RSA, ELG, DSA, ECDH, ECDSA, EDDSA |
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Cipher: IDEA, 3DES, CAST5, BLOWFISH, AES, AES192, AES256, TWOFISH, |
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CAMELLIA128, CAMELLIA192, CAMELLIA256 |
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Hash: SHA1, RIPEMD160, SHA256, SHA384, SHA512, SHA224 |
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Compression: Uncompressed, ZIP, ZLIB, BZIP2 |
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$ |
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It could be something else, or your Gnupg installation is somehow |
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broken... |
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Miroslav Rovis |
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Zagreb, Croatia |
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https://www.CroatiaFidelis.hr |
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