PGP: Invalid key ?

[Lars Geiger]

Hi Alexander,
On Sat, 18 Aug 2001, at 16:51:43 +0200, you wrote:

>> Yes, you are using a key *pair* in PGP that wasn't created in PGP. So

> A key pair? You mean, both the public *AND* private key? Uhm - why is
> that?

I thought you also had exported your private key (and imported it into
PGP) because you spoke of:

>>> Encrypting/decrypting messages works both ways

But you can only encrypt *and* decrypt both ways, if both GnuPG and PGP
contain your key *pair*.

However, if you have only your public key imported into PGP, my second
statement still remains true. In this case, you will need to sign it
with a another key to certify that it is a valid key from the person it
claims to be. After you have done that, PGP accepts this key as valid
and allows modifications to the "Trust" settings. You should perhaps
read the PGP help on the subject "Web of trust" to get a better
understanding of how that whole mechanism of key validation works.

-- 
Regards,
Lars
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