Default GPG Encryption Algorithm (symmetric cipher) is?

[Larry Brower]

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On 01/02/2011 12:14 AM, frankexchange at nospammail.net wrote:
> As mentioned I am a Linux newbie (command line adverse) and like many
> users of Ubuntu they would not know how access details of what the
> default symmetric cipher is.
> 
> Use of the term "default" was provided to mean the one GPG uses without
> any user intervention IE: Default
> 
> So at risk of sounding silly, what is the Default symmetric cipher used
> in GPG under Unbuntu 10.04 LTS?
> 
> Thanks
> Frank
> 

Perhaps try looking in ~/.gnupg/gpg.conf ?


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