When I use Enigmail to decrypt messages made with "--throw-keyids", I have
noticed that it will select the keys to try one-by-one until I have entered
the correct passphrase or until it has tried them all. However, I ran into a
situation with a new key on my keyring that is getting skipped over during
the sequence of selections. I looked for any obvious characteristic
differences and noticed in OpenPGP Key Management window that this key has
been made with a different algorithm from my others. The primary key uses
DSA and the subkey ELG. In contrast, the algorithm for my other keys, both
primary key and subkey, is RSA. I am not sure that this explains the
different behavior during the trial and error selection process, but it is
something I am curious about. Any ideas about it would be welcome.



John A. Wallace

The pen is mightier than the sword, but only if you get in the first stroke.


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