New packet format for OpenPGP

[Werner Koch]

On Fri, 26 Feb 2021 20:14, jsmith9810--- said:

> I noticed that GnuPG (I'm using v2.2.19) still uses the old format
> OpenPGP packets, when I export my keys, for example.

That is perfectly fine - no need to chnage this.

> Also, is it possible to use a private keyring (secring.gpg) for
> decryption without importing it?

No.  Since 2.1 there is no more secring.gpg; instead gnupg uses one file
per private key.  You find these files under ~/.gnupg/private-keys-v1.d
and their format is stable.  To get the name of the file run

  gpg -k --with-keygrip USERIDORFINGERPRINT

and use the printed keygrip.  Use --with-colons for scripts and see
doc/DETAILS to see how the keygrip is printed.


Salam-Shalom,

   Werner

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