WKS server problems

[john doe]

On 3/22/2020 12:30 AM, Andrew Gallagher wrote:
> Hi, all.
>
> I'm trying to follow the WKS instructions from the wiki[1] on a remote
> VM, but it hangs at the key generation stage:
>
> ```
> key-submission at keys1:~$ gpg --passphrase '' --batch --quick-gen-key
> "$SUBMISSION_ADDRESS"
>
>
> ^C
> gpg: signal Interrupt caught ... exiting
> ```
>
> There are no rogue pinentry processes in the `ps` list. I've tried
> pinentry loopback just in case, but to no avail.
>
> Any idea what's going on?
>
> gpg (GnuPG) 2.2.4
>
> [1] https://wiki.gnupg.org/WKS
>


Do you have enough entropy on the VM?

In a Stretch VM, I had to install 'haveged' to have enough entropy
otherwise it would hang for ages.

--
John Doe