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02-21-2007, 12:57 PM
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How to decode gpg?
I have encoded some php scripts with gpg or smthg and I have PHP.zip.gpg, and now I'm using windows, and I need to decode it, can anybody help me?
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02-21-2007, 06:12 PM
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Location: Manalapan, NJ
Distribution: Fedora x86 and x86_64, Debian PPC and ARM, Android
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02-22-2007, 03:53 AM
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But I dont have key :/ PGPfreeware says that it was encryptes with unknown key and cant decrypt it :/
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02-22-2007, 10:22 AM
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If you don't have the key, you will not be able to decrypt the file. It wouldn't be very good encryption if you could.
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02-22-2007, 10:57 AM
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So i can delete the file all data in that file is "lost" ? :/
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02-22-2007, 11:18 AM
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If you can't find the key, or a few million PCs to run for a decade to crack the encryption, then yes, the data in the file is lost.
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