What does secret key not protected mean ?

[Stainless Steel Rat]

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"YG" == Yusuf Goolamabbas <yusufg at huge.net> writes:

YG> Any ideas why I get such a mesg and what can I do to make secret key
YG> protected

Your secret key has a nil pass phrase.  Give it one.

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