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On 04/05/2017 10:22 PM, Miroslav Rovis wrote: |
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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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>> And the syslog: |
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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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>>> |
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>>> |
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>> |
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>> Any ideas? |
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> |
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> I tried some decryption. No issues here: |
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> |
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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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I took the entire .gnupg from the same machine I exported the key from |
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and copied it over to this machine. Now I can at least sign messages but |
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encryption/decryption still fails with the same error. |
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Fernando Rodriguez |
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