How to validate encryption

[Hauke Laging]

Am Donnerstag, 11. August 2011, 15:47:40 schrieb Yadav, Amarjeet:
> Hi ,
> We have requirement where we would like to check for encrypted file its
> valid or not before decrypting it. Thanks

Why? In order to prevent the usability of GnuPG exploits?

If you trust the sender (and his systems) then the simple answer is: Have the 
sender sign the encrypted file. I hope that would not result in "we would like 
to check its validity before we check the signature"...


Hauke
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