Re: [Q] GnuPG : IDEA module running

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From: C. J.
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2001 11:06

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<disastry@saiknes.lv.NO.SPaM.NET> wrote in message
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> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
> Hash: RIPEMD160
>
> > With "gpg --list-packets" you can get the packets, but it doesn't print
the
> > algorithm used
>
> gpg --list-packets --show-session-key
> prints algorithm
>

I have tried this on a PGP7 IDEA ciphered test file and it does not print
the algorithm but asks for the password. I think it is because of either:

- I am doing something wrong... ?
- GnuPG doesn't get the "Symmetric-key encrypted session-key" packet but the
"Encrypted data packet" as it says (using --list-packets), being that
because of what you said:

> but if you encrypt conventionally with IDEA, PGP does not make
"Symmetric-key
> encrypted session-key packet" to be compatible with PGP 2.6 which
> does not supports this packet.

So GnuPG doesn't print the algorithm (in this particular case).

I wonder if, when there is no "Symmetric-key encrypted session-key" packet
but just an "Encrypted data packet", one can be sure that the algorithm
being used is IDEA (I suppose so, if not how would PGP 2.6 recognize the
algorithm?).

Thanks a lot for your help Disastry, it is being terribly wellcomed at this
end of the cable  :-)

C. J.

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