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pgp keys & ubuntutero?

Asked by Raghuram

Hi

In order to become ubuntero at launchpad.net u need to submit fingerprint by generating the pGp key in termical.the problem i m facing is the computer that i'm using dont connected to the internet.so it is offline computer.i access the internet from cybercafe.

Fax is also not possible for sending the information so what to do/
is there any way i can generate fingerprint key for pgp in order to sign up for ubunutero?

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Gabriel Puliatti (predius) said : 		#1

Try running gpg --output msgdecrypted --decrypt msg

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Raghuram (raghums) said : 		#2

That doesn't seem to help :-( Pls see below:

=========== Begin ============

raghu@mystical:~$ more msg
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=vD1S
raghu@mystical:~$ gpg --output msgdecrypted --decrypt msg
gpg: no valid OpenPGP data found.
gpg: decrypt_message failed: eof
raghu@mystical:~$

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Heikki Mäntysaari (heikki-mantysaari) said : 		#3

Just copy the whole message to your msg-file INCLUDING lines
-----BEGIN PGP MESSAGE-----
Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux)
and
-----END PGP MESSAGE-----

See:
[heikki (11:47:26):~ ]$more msg
-----BEGIN PGP MESSAGE-----
Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux)

hQEOA8Jpq2/U+9EbEAQAw+/R7qYdZKCgDZsKQmuxuqZcJ0hW9XJ943kEIJWUPFFX
--(a lot of numbers and letters)--
oynJvJZGXUTM60i45IerEyYvFVfPARq9sdW5/JSTblePRlumfIK4VP7augvGySpm
/ReaW6ZFNA==
=/R7D
-----END PGP MESSAGE-----
[heikki (11:47:29):~ ]$gpg -o decrypted --decrypt msg

You need a passphrase to unlock the secret key for
user: "Heikki Mäntysaari <heikkim@ gmail.com>"
1024-bit ELG-E key, ID D4FBD11B, created 2006-10-20 (main key ID B0CEB830)
(my password)
gpg: encrypted with 1024-bit ELG-E key, ID D4FBD11B, created 2006-10-20
      "Heikki Mäntysaari <email address hidden>"
[heikki (11:48:30):~ ]$cat decrypted

Hello

We received a request from Heikki Mäntysaari using email address
... (the decrypted message continues)

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Tony Yarusso (tonyyarusso) said : 		#4

See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/GnuPrivacyGuardHowto for full instructions.

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Ubuntu User (anotherubuntuuser) said : 		#5

As Heikki said, you have to include the Begin PGP and END PGP message in the text to decrypt.

You are correct that the message sent, once decrypted, will provide you with the instructions to continue.

Good Luck.

If these comments solved your problem, please consider closing this request as answered. You can find useful information on managing your support requests here: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SupportRequests

If you are still having problems, let us know and we'll keep working on them.

Thanks-

Jim Jones

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Raghuram (raghums) said : 		#6

That worked! You guyz rock!!