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Old 02-21-2007, 12:57 PM   #1
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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?
 
Old 02-21-2007, 06:12 PM   #2
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Here's a tutorial.
 
Old 02-22-2007, 03:53 AM   #3
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But I dont have key :/ PGPfreeware says that it was encryptes with unknown key and cant decrypt it :/
 
Old 02-22-2007, 10:22 AM   #4
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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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So i can delete the file all data in that file is "lost" ? :/
 
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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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