John Clizbe wrote: >Alphax wrote: >> JIH, DOUG Y. wrote: >>> I got the following messages when I tried to decrypt a file.gpg with >>> the size 4,920,412,393 bytes. >>> >>> gpg: AES256 encrypted data >>> gpg: encrypted with 1 passphrase >>> gpg: [don't know]: invalid packet (ctb=7e) >>> gpg: [don't know]: invalid packet (ctb=32) >>> gpg: WARNING: encrypted message has been manipulated! >>> gpg: [don't know]: invalid packet (ctb=2c) >>> >>> The file was produced by encrypting with >>> >>> gpg -c --cipher aes256 file >>> >>> When the error messages occured, the output file has a size of >>> 614,055,611 bytes. >>> >>> Can anyone please help! >>> >>> Using gpg version 1.4.2, official Windows version >>> >> >> I have a feeling Windows has problems with files this large, esp. on NTFS. >> >I recall this being a common error with GnuPG on Win32. > >The usual work-around if I recall correctly is to use redirection: > > gpg < file.gpg > file.out > >Has the file been manipulated or moved between systems since it was encrypted?
First, it is NOT a limitation of the file size on an NTFS file system (at least in theory). Check it out (snatched out of the mouth of the Lion: http://tinyurl.com/2ozuo Quoting the maximum file size from Microsoft: Theory: 16 exabytes minus 1 KB (2^64 bytes minus 1 KB) mplementation: 16 terabytes minus 64 KB (2^44 bytes minus 64 KB) That is much better than the 2 GB limit of EXT3. In reality, that can't be the limit because a DVD gets broken up into chunks rather than being one huge file. The indirection (< input > output) works, but I think you have lost your file. I suggest regenerating it and using the indirection. I am assuming it is a huge backup and that you CAN regenerate it again. If you can't, Microsoft is your best bet at finding out how to get all of the lost clusters back, and I strongly suspect you will never see the file again. What zip program did you use to generate such a huge file? HHH -- Key Name: "Henry Hertz Hobbit" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> pub 1024D/E1FA6C62 2005-04-11 [expires: 2006-04-11] Key fingerprint = ACA0 B65B E20A 552E DFE2 EE1D 75B9 D818 E1FA 6C62 __________________________________________________________________ Switch to Netscape Internet Service. As low as $9.95 a month -- Sign up today at http://isp.netscape.com/register Netscape. Just the Net You Need. New! Netscape Toolbar for Internet Explorer Search from anywhere on the Web and block those annoying pop-ups. Download now at http://channels.netscape.com/ns/search/install.jsp _______________________________________________ Gnupg-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnupg.org/mailman/listinfo/gnupg-users
