Passphrase problem

[John Clizbe]

Steve Brockbank wrote:
>  
> Can anyone tell me how to replace a passphrase in a key - when the current passphrase is unknown ? 

If you had the forethought to generate a revocation certificate, import it and
revoke the key.

Generate a new key.

There is absolutely no feasible way to recover a passphrase.

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John P. Clizbe                      Inet:John (a) Mozilla-Enigmail.org
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