You should use signAndEncryptMessage
http://openpgpjs.org/openpgpjs/doc/openpgp.js.html#line93 If you want to encrypt - you need public key of the recipient, if you want to decrypt - your private key; If you want to sign - your private key. If you want to verify signature - public key of the sender. W dniu 18.08.2015 o 23:09, Bruno Barberi Gnecco pisze: > Hi, > > I posted this as an issue but it seems more appropriate to this list. > > Is it possible to encrypt with a private key and decrypt with a public key? I > want to send > data that is guaranteed to be from a sender and I'd rather not send it as > clear text, so > just signClearMessage() is not an option. decryptAndVerifyMessage() requires > both the > public and private keys, so also not an option. > > I can encrypt with a private key easily: > > var publicKey = openpgp.key.readArmored(fs.readFileSync('public.key', > 'utf-8')); > var privateKey = openpgp.key.readArmored(fs.readFileSync('private.key', > 'utf-8')).keys[0]; > privateKey.decrypt(PASSPHRASE); > openpgp.encryptMessage(privateKey, text).then(function(pgpMessage){ // > yes, private }); > > But trying to decrypt with a public key does not work. This returns Error: > Private key is > not decrypted. > > pgpMessage = openpgp.message.readArmored(pgpMessage); > openpgp.decryptMessage(publicKey.keys[0], > pgpMessage).then(function(plain) { > .... > }); > > But publicKey.keys[0].decrypt(PASSPHRASE) throw Error: Nothing to decrypt in > a public key. > > Any tips? > > _______________________________________________ > > http://openpgpjs.org > Subscribe/unsubscribe: http://list.openpgpjs.org -- Paweł Górny mailto:[email protected] http://pawelgorny.com * only way to feel the noise is when it's good and loud * In reply please use the key: 0xF0F72044
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