gpg wants IDEA

[Kristian Fiskerstrand]

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On 12/11/2014 07:13 AM, James Moe wrote:
> Hello, I have an older gnuPG (v1.4.6) that is apparently
> mis-configured. When signing a message, it fails with a note about
> what a bad idea IDEA is, and quits. gpg is called from an email
> program to perform security services. There is no command option to
> indicate a preferred cipher.

You shouldn't use such an old version of anything.

> gpg: protection algorithm 1 (IDEA) is not supported [GNUPG:]
> RSA_OR_IDEA gpg: the IDEA cipher plugin is not present

Then install it as a module or upgrade to at last 1.4.13 (where IDEA
was added in core)

> gpg: please see http://www.gnupg.org/faq/why-not-idea.html [^] for 
> more information gpg: skipped "person at example.com": unknown cipher
> algorithm gpg:
> W:\APPS\PMMAIL\TESTACCTS\test1_00.act\outbox.fld\nge4mh01.bod:

What does showpref on this key tell you about key preferences on that
key and your own? If you include your own key as an encrypt-to and do
not list IDEA in preferences for that it should find another common
denominator (likely 3DES)

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