Hi,
i am using gpg to encrypt files, i am trying to import a public key from a mchine, i have copied the key pubkey.asc to the machine where i want to use it, but when i try to import it, it gives me the folloeing error.


gpg: key 3D3D4DBE was created 21990 seconds in the future (time warp or clock problem)
gpg: key 3D3D4DBE was created 21990 seconds in the future (time warp or clock problem)
gpg: key 3D3D4DBE was created 21990 seconds in the future (time warp or clock problem)
gpg: key 3D3D4DBE was created 21990 seconds in the future (time warp or clock problem)
gpg: key 3D3D4DBE: no valid user IDs
gpg: this may be caused by a missing self-signature
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg: w/o user IDs: 1


I have done the folloeing till now
gpg --gen-key
gpg --armor --export uid > test.asc
gpg --import test.asc
gpg --edit-key uid

but still nothing seems to work,
please can anyone tell me how to get around this,

Kind Regards
Aeby

Maybe your systemclock is not set right!?

$ gpg --sign 3D3D4DBE

You should have read the messages before you post your question

Hi ,

I had already signed the keys,
when i give gpg --sign-keys keyid it gives me the following message.

gpg: checking the trustdb
gpg: checking at depth 0 signed=0 ot(-/q/n/m/f/u)=0/0/0/0/0/1
pub 1024D/2D139310 created: 2007-05-07 expires: never trust: u/u
sub 1024g/3C0404DB created: 2007-05-07 expires: never



Nothing to sign with key 2D139310
Key not changed so no update needed.

The machine from which i am trying to import the public key is running on gpg version 1.0.7 while the machine i am using is running gpg 1.4.7 .
Is it coz of the version that it is not able to import the public key from a lower version to higher version.???I tried importing a piblic key from 1.4.7 to 1.0.7 everything works fine.
is there any other thing i should do

Regards

What's about that?

hi,

i did the gpg --sign-key and it is giving me the message i poseted above that it is already signed and when i try importing it gives me the message cannot import due to missing self-signature

regards

Hi
I tried gpg --sign AB524125

You need a passphrase to unlock the secret key for
user: "arsha (test) <arshab@workforce.co.za>"
1024-bit DSA key, ID AB524125, created 2007-05-07

gpg: can't open AB524125: No such file or directory
gpg: signing failed: file open error

now what ?????

The key isn't in your keyring. (gpg -k)
The import has failed before.

Hi there
i am trying to encrypt using a key pair that i generated, i succesfuly imported the public key at the client.

i tried gpg -k and the key is in the key ring.

the output og gpg -k is

pub 1024D/EBE3DD37 2007-05-15 arsha (test public key) <arshab@workforce.co.za>
sub 1024g/B6196809 2007-05-15

but when i try to encrypt using the key in a client machine
it gives me the following:

gpg --output test.gpg --recipient arshab@workforce.co.za --encrypt test
gpg: B6196809: There is no indication that this key really belongs to the owner
1024g/B6196809 2007-05-15 "arsha (test public key) <arshab@workforce.co.za>"
Primary key fingerprint: A091 E5CC C00D 746F D1F8 705A 8D9F 85E4 EBE3 DD37
Subkey fingerprint: 650E F8A8 D21C B160 BD9F E206 6D22 3253 B619 6809

It is NOT certain that the key belongs to the person named
in the user ID. If you *really* know what you are doing,
you may answer the next question with yes

Use this key anyway?


i tried gpg -sign key id
but it says that the key is already signed.

i need to run this off a script please can you tell me how to encrypt without prompting for yes.
i also tried the option --yes which was supposed to answer for most of the questions but no luck

please can amyone tell me what is wrong

Thanks in advance