Bug 359089 - Using your Kgpg to encrypt/decrypt files, unable to PASTE passphrase
Summary: Using your Kgpg to encrypt/decrypt files, unable to PASTE passphrase
Status: RESOLVED NOT A BUG
Alias: None
Product: kgpg
Classification: Applications
Component: general (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: unspecified
Platform: Ubuntu Linux
: NOR major
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Rolf Eike Beer
URL:
Keywords:
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2016-02-07 06:46 UTC by Encrypted
Modified: 2016-02-10 07:11 UTC (History)
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snapshot5.jpg (25.99 KB, image/jpeg)
2016-02-10 06:47 UTC, Encrypted
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Description Encrypted 2016-02-07 06:46:00 UTC
Hi, I got Kgpg to work in Ubuntu using with GNU Privacy Manager "Passwords and Keys"

Keypairs are made. 
I can encrypt fine. 

The problem is when decrypting a message the pinetry window opens, asking for passphrase, 
will not let me PASTE in the passphrase neither with ctrl+v nor right-click paste. Well typing in random generated passphrases is not going to work. 

For example: ~7vRy)^fVY}gfmSKa6?z{:@c3*



Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Paste encrypted message
2.click on decrypt button
3. pinetry window opens, asking for passphrase
4. unable to paste in passphrase.

Actual Results:  
frustration

Expected Results:  
ability to paste pass phrase into field and click ok.

ok thanks.
Comment 1 Rolf Eike Beer 2016-02-07 11:02:28 UTC
Sorry, this is the wrong bugtracker for this. Pinentry is a totally separate component, in fact there are multiple versions, they are neither related to KDE nor to KGpg. I've tested it using pinentry-qt on my system, and it works fine.

On the other hand, the passphrase for the GnuPG key is a secret itself, having it stored elsewhere and pasted to GnuPG seems strange…
Comment 2 Encrypted 2016-02-10 06:47:17 UTC
Created attachment 97127 [details]
snapshot5.jpg

OK here's a screen shot see attached, using KGpg, I click on Decrypt and
this window pops up asking for my key

The problem is I can't past into the field. I use a password manager to
make complicated passwords. this happens in Tails too...



On 02/07/2016 03:02 AM, Rolf Eike Beer via KDE Bugzilla wrote:
> https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=359089
> 
> Rolf Eike Beer <kde@opensource.sf-tec.de> changed:
> 
>            What    |Removed                     |Added
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>              Status|UNCONFIRMED                 |RESOLVED
>          Resolution|---                         |INVALID
> 
> --- Comment #1 from Rolf Eike Beer <kde@opensource.sf-tec.de> ---
> Sorry, this is the wrong bugtracker for this. Pinentry is a totally separate
> component, in fact there are multiple versions, they are neither related to KDE
> nor to KGpg. I've tested it using pinentry-qt on my system, and it works fine.
> 
> On the other hand, the passphrase for the GnuPG key is a secret itself, having
> it stored elsewhere and pasted to GnuPG seems strange…
>
Comment 3 Rolf Eike Beer 2016-02-10 07:11:54 UTC
As I said: this is a pinentry problem, which is nothing I can do anything about. Please ask for help there. KGpg does not even trigger this window itself, it is triggered by GnuPG.