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gpg: public key decryption failed: wrong secret key used

 
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PostPosted: Fri May 21, 2010 12:45 pm    Post subject: gpg: public key decryption failed: wrong secret key used Reply with quote
During decryption, gpg may sometimes give this error message.

The most common cause of this error message:
1) Encrypted file is corrupted
2) Encrypted file is transferred via FTP/SFTP using ascii mode instead of binary
3) Wrong public key was used to encrypt the file
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