Importing secret keys

Werner Koch wk@gnupg.org
Fri May 31 19:37:01 2002


On Fri, 31 May 2002 12:23:47 -0500 (CDT), andy man said:

> merely seems to be neglected. Why is that? Wouldn't it be possible to allow
> such operations from GPA, requesting a second confirmation or so?
> Why should I have to use command line along with gpg every time I need to
> import/export a secret key?

Let's say because the format used for secret key exchange has a flaw
(fixed in the latest OpenPGP draft and gpg 1.0.7).

Patches welcome,

Shalom-Salam,

   Werner