Convert "Sign Only" Primary Key

[Alphax]

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Klaus Fuerstberger wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> a time ago I created a "Sign Only" DSA Key with an ElGamal Encrypt
> Subkey. Now I noticed that it is not possible to encrypt a message with
> PGP to this Public Key because PGP only sees the "sign only" primary Key
> and not the encrypting subkey.
> 

Must be a very old version of PGP...

> Ist there a possibility to convert the "Sign Only" primary Key to a
> "Sign and Encrypt" Key?
> 

It's not possible to use DSA keys for encryption. You can however
generate RSA sign & encrypt keys.

> Any other possibilitys to use this Key, so it is compatible with PGP?
> 

I'll cc: this to PGP-Basics @ yahoogroups; see what the people over
there can dig up.

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