Hi,

when I wanted to sign an email today I realised, that Enigmail does not
accept my passphrase anymore. Trying to decrypt some old emails had the
same result. It simply shows a message stating that the provided
passphrase is invalid. I checked my sent emails and found a two days old
email with a correct signature from me. My PGP-keypair is three years
old now and I never changed the passphrase. Therefore, I either somehow
managed to make the same mistake when typing the passphrase for the last
three years or the passphrase I enter is correct.
Currently I'm on Windows 8.1 with Enigmail version 1.9.8.3 and
Thunderbird 52.4.0.
I also have another laptop running debian that my PGP-keypair is saved
on. This laptop has not been used for months now, but when I tried to
decrypt some old email on this one I also got the message that my
passphrase is incorrect. I even turned off the Wifi on this laptop prior
to opening IceDove, to prevent it from downloading anything.
Also, I tried to uninstall Enigmail on the Windows laptop and then
reinstall it, but this didn't change anything, turning the laptop off
and on again either.
I found someone on the Internet with a similar problem who was able to
change his passphrase using gnome-keyring, but after installing a GUI
that was able to access gnome-keyring, it also didn't accept my passphrase.

Is there anything I could do to get my keypair working again? And if
not, any suggestions what caused this problem, so that I can avoid it in
the future?

Find the logentry of my last attempt to decrypt an old email attached.
Please excuse the german error messages within the log, I'm running
Enigmail in german. But this should only concern the displayed messages,
as far as I can see the internal messages are in english and cover every
error.

Kind regards,
Annika
2017-10-18 00:57:55.895 [DEBUG] enigmailMsgHdrViewOverlay.js: this.updateMsgDb
2017-10-18 00:57:56.356 [DEBUG] enigmailMessengerOverlay.js: messageFrameUnload
2017-10-18 00:57:56.356 [DEBUG] enigmailMessengerOverlay.js: messageCleanup
2017-10-18 00:57:56.356 [DEBUG] enigmailMessengerOverlay.js: setAttachmentReveal
2017-10-18 00:57:56.356 [DEBUG] enigmailMsgHdrViewOverlay.js: this.messageUnload
2017-10-18 00:57:56.363 [DEBUG] enigmailMsgHdrViewOverlay.js: 
_listener_onStartHeaders
2017-10-18 00:57:56.363 [DEBUG] enigmailMessengerOverlay.js: setAttachmentReveal
2017-10-18 00:57:56.363 [DEBUG] enigmailCommon.jsm: getFrame: name=messagepane
2017-10-18 00:57:56.363 [DEBUG] enigmailMsgHdrViewOverlay.js: msgFrame=[object 
Window]
2017-10-18 00:57:56.363 [DEBUG] uris.jsm: forgetEncryptedUri: 
uri=imap-message://my.name%[email protected]/INBOX/&ANYA9g- Dinge#12
2017-10-18 00:57:56.363 [DEBUG] enigmailMsgHdrViewOverlay.js: 
enigmailPrepSecurityInfo
2017-10-18 00:57:56.383 [DEBUG] enigmailMsgHdrViewOverlay.js: 
_listener_onEndHeaders
2017-10-18 00:57:56.383 [DEBUG] enigmailMessengerOverlay.js: setAttachmentReveal
2017-10-18 00:57:56.416 [DEBUG] enigmailMessengerOverlay.js: messageDecrypt: 
[object Event]
2017-10-18 00:57:56.433 [DEBUG] enigmailMessengerOverlay.js: messageDecryptCb:
2017-10-18 00:57:56.433 [DEBUG] enigmailMessengerOverlay.js: header 
content-type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
2017-10-18 00:57:56.433 [DEBUG] enigmailMessengerOverlay.js: header 
content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable
2017-10-18 00:57:56.433 [DEBUG] enigmailMessengerOverlay.js: header 
x-enigmail-version: 
2017-10-18 00:57:56.433 [DEBUG] enigmailMessengerOverlay.js: header 
x-pgp-encoding-format: 
2017-10-18 00:57:56.433 [DEBUG] enumerateMimeParts: partName=""
2017-10-18 00:57:56.433 [DEBUG]                     text/plain; charset=utf-8
2017-10-18 00:57:56.433 [DEBUG]                     [object Object]
2017-10-18 00:57:56.433 [DEBUG]                     1 subparts
2017-10-18 00:57:56.434 [DEBUG] enumerateMimeParts: partName="1"
2017-10-18 00:57:56.434 [DEBUG]                     text/plain; charset=utf-8
2017-10-18 00:57:56.434 [DEBUG]                     Body: text/plain (13889 
bytes)
2017-10-18 00:57:56.434 [DEBUG]                     0 subparts
2017-10-18 00:57:56.434 [DEBUG] enigmailMessengerOverlay.js: embedded objects:  
/ 
2017-10-18 00:57:56.434 [DEBUG] enigmailMessengerOverlay.js: messageParse: false
2017-10-18 00:57:56.434 [DEBUG] enigmailCommon.jsm: getFrame: name=messagepane
2017-10-18 00:57:56.435 [DEBUG] enigmailMessengerOverlay.js: msgFrame=[object 
Window]
2017-10-18 00:57:56.435 [DEBUG] enigmailMessengerOverlay.js: 
bodyElement=[object HTMLBodyElement]
2017-10-18 00:57:56.436 [DEBUG] enigmailMessengerOverlay.js: 
messageParseCallback: false, false, importOnly=false, charset=UTF-8, 
msgUrl=imap://my%2ename%40gmx%[email protected]:993/fetch%3EUID%3E/INBOX/FOLDER,
 retry=2, signature=''
2017-10-18 00:57:56.436 [DEBUG] enigmailMessengerOverlay.js: 
messageParseCallback: OVERRIDING charset=utf-8
2017-10-18 00:57:56.436 [DEBUG] enigmail.js: Enigmail.decryptMessage: 13668 
bytes, 0
2017-10-18 00:57:56.436 [DEBUG] enigmail.js: Enigmail.decryptMessage: 
oldSignature=
2017-10-18 00:57:56.436 [DEBUG] enigmail.js: Enigmail.locateArmoredBlock: 0, ''
2017-10-18 00:57:56.437 [DEBUG] enigmail.js: Enigmail.locateArmoredBlock: 
blockType=MESSAGE
2017-10-18 00:57:56.437 [DEBUG] enigmailCommon.jsm: decryptMessageStart: 
verifyOnly=false
2017-10-18 00:57:56.437 execution.jsm: execStart: command = "C:\Program Files 
(x86)\GNU\GnuPG\pub\gpg2.exe" --charset utf-8 --display-charset utf-8 
--use-agent --batch --no-tty --status-fd 2 --max-output 1355900 --decrypt, 
needPassphrase=true, domWindow=[object ChromeWindow], listener=[object Object]
2017-10-18 00:57:56.437 [CONSOLE] enigmail> "C:\Program Files 
(x86)\GNU\GnuPG\pub\gpg2.exe" --charset utf-8 --display-charset utf-8 
--use-agent --batch --no-tty --status-fd 2 --max-output 1355900 --decrypt
2017-10-18 00:57:56.438 [DEBUG]   enigmail> DONE
2017-10-18 00:58:15.590 [DEBUG] enigmailCommon.jsm: decryptMessageEnd: 
uiFlags=0, verifyOnly=false, noOutput=false
2017-10-18 00:58:15.590 [DEBUG] enigmailCommon.jsm: decryptMessageEnd: 
stderrStr=
[GNUPG:] ENC_TO 5F0AC580FEA4EE6C 1 0
[GNUPG:] USERID_HINT 5F0AC580FEA4EE6C my name <[email protected]>
[GNUPG:] NEED_PASSPHRASE 5F0AC580FEA4EE6C 07A4DB395BA5775B 1 0
[GNUPG:] BAD_PASSPHRASE 5F0AC580FEA4EE6C
gpg: Ungltige Passphrase; versuchen Sie es bitte noch einmal ...
[GNUPG:] USERID_HINT 5F0AC580FEA4EE6C my name <[email protected]>
[GNUPG:] NEED_PASSPHRASE 5F0AC580FEA4EE6C 07A4DB395BA5775B 1 0
[GNUPG:] BAD_PASSPHRASE 5F0AC580FEA4EE6C
gpg: Ungltige Passphrase; versuchen Sie es bitte noch einmal ...
[GNUPG:] USERID_HINT 5F0AC580FEA4EE6C my name <[email protected]>
[GNUPG:] NEED_PASSPHRASE 5F0AC580FEA4EE6C 07A4DB395BA5775B 1 0
[GNUPG:] BAD_PASSPHRASE 5F0AC580FEA4EE6C
[GNUPG:] ENC_TO AC21F1A310864395 1 0
gpg: verschlsselt mit 4096-Bit RSA Schlssel, ID 10864395, erzeugt 2013-10-07
      "sender's name <[email protected]>"
[GNUPG:] NO_SECKEY AC21F1A310864395
gpg: verschlsselt mit 4096-Bit RSA Schlssel, ID FEA4EE6C, erzeugt 2014-04-22
      "my name <[email protected]>"
gpg: Entschlsselung mit Public-Key-Verfahren fehlgeschlagen: Falsche Passphrase
[GNUPG:] ERROR pkdecrypt_failed 11
[GNUPG:] BEGIN_DECRYPTION
[GNUPG:] DECRYPTION_FAILED
gpg: Entschlsselung fehlgeschlagen: Kein geheimer Schlüssel
[GNUPG:] END_DECRYPTION

2017-10-18 00:58:15.591 [DEBUG] errorHandling.jsm: parseErrorOutputWith: status 
message: 
[GNUPG:] ENC_TO 5F0AC580FEA4EE6C 1 0
[GNUPG:] USERID_HINT 5F0AC580FEA4EE6C my name <[email protected]>
[GNUPG:] NEED_PASSPHRASE 5F0AC580FEA4EE6C 07A4DB395BA5775B 1 0
[GNUPG:] BAD_PASSPHRASE 5F0AC580FEA4EE6C
gpg: Ungltige Passphrase; versuchen Sie es bitte noch einmal ...
[GNUPG:] USERID_HINT 5F0AC580FEA4EE6C my name <[email protected]>
[GNUPG:] NEED_PASSPHRASE 5F0AC580FEA4EE6C 07A4DB395BA5775B 1 0
[GNUPG:] BAD_PASSPHRASE 5F0AC580FEA4EE6C
gpg: Ungltige Passphrase; versuchen Sie es bitte noch einmal ...
[GNUPG:] USERID_HINT 5F0AC580FEA4EE6C my name <[email protected]>
[GNUPG:] NEED_PASSPHRASE 5F0AC580FEA4EE6C 07A4DB395BA5775B 1 0
[GNUPG:] BAD_PASSPHRASE 5F0AC580FEA4EE6C
[GNUPG:] ENC_TO AC21F1A310864395 1 0
gpg: verschlsselt mit 4096-Bit RSA Schlssel, ID 10864395, erzeugt 2013-10-07
      "sender's name <[email protected]>"
[GNUPG:] NO_SECKEY AC21F1A310864395
gpg: verschlsselt mit 4096-Bit RSA Schlssel, ID FEA4EE6C, erzeugt 2014-04-22
      "my name <[email protected]>"
gpg: Entschlsselung mit Public-Key-Verfahren fehlgeschlagen: Falsche Passphrase
[GNUPG:] ERROR pkdecrypt_failed 11
[GNUPG:] BEGIN_DECRYPTION
[GNUPG:] DECRYPTION_FAILED
gpg: Entschlsselung fehlgeschlagen: Kein geheimer Schlüssel
[GNUPG:] END_DECRYPTION

2017-10-18 00:58:15.592 [DEBUG] errorHandling.jsm: badPassphrase: bad passphrase
2017-10-18 00:58:15.595 [DEBUG] system.jsm: determineSystemCharset
2017-10-18 00:58:15.595 [DEBUG] system.jsm: determineSystemCharset: 
charset='850'
2017-10-18 00:58:15.595 [DEBUG] errorHandling.jsm: parseErrorOutputWith: 
statusFlags = 00011900
2017-10-18 00:58:15.595 [DEBUG] errorHandling.jsm: parseErrorOutputWith: return 
with c.errorMsg = gpg: Entschlüsselung fehlgeschlagen: Kein geheimer Schl├╝ss
2017-10-18 00:58:15.595 [DEBUG] execution.jsm: EnigmailExecution.fixExitCode: 
agentType: gpg exitCode: 2 statusFlags 71936
2017-10-18 00:58:15.595 [DEBUG] enigmailCommon.jsm: decryptMessageEnd: process: 
Fehler – falsche Passphrase
2017-10-18 00:58:15.596 [DEBUG] enigmailCommon.jsm: decryptMessageEnd: process: 
2017-10-18 00:58:15.597 [DEBUG] enigmailCommon.jsm: decryptMessageEnd: command 
execution exit code: 2
2017-10-18 00:58:15.597 [DEBUG] enigmailMessengerOverlay.js: 
messageParseCallback: newSignature=''
2017-10-18 00:58:15.597 [DEBUG] enigmailMsgHdrViewOverlay.js: 
this.updateHdrIcons: exitCode=2, statusFlags=16849152, keyId=, userId=, gpg: 
Entschlüsselung fehlgeschlagen: Kein geheimer Schl├╝ss
2017-10-18 00:58:15.598 [DEBUG] enigmailMsgHdrViewOverlay.js: this.updateMsgDb
2017-10-18 00:58:20.018 [DEBUG] enigmailMessengerOverlay.js: 
updateOptionsDisplay: 
2017-10-18 00:58:20.018 [DEBUG] funcs.jsm: collapseAdvanced:
2017-10-18 00:58:20.984 [DEBUG] enigmailMessengerOverlay.js: 
updateOptionsDisplay: 
2017-10-18 00:58:20.984 [DEBUG] funcs.jsm: collapseAdvanced:
2017-10-18 00:58:22.172 [DEBUG] enigmailHelp.js: enigLoadPage
2017-10-18 00:58:22.172 [DEBUG] enigmailCommon.jsm: getFrame: name=contentFrame
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