Re: Beginner Question:Gnupg Decryption

"MichiMichi" <wwwmike@xxxxxx> (07-03-25 22:14:02):

When I encrypt an email message with gnupg for multiple email
recipients and then decrypt it again, I was under the assumption that
I would need to specify both, the private keys passphrase and the key-
id in order to decrypt

[...]

That made me think. If one email recipients uses a weak key, other
email recipients could burteforce the message and easily detect weak
passwords.

Do I miss something here?

Yes, GnuPG chooses the appropriate key automatically.


Regards,
Ertugrul Söylemez.


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