We cannot get past this error: gpg: decryption failed: No secret key. One key is a public but the other key is a private.You can encrypt only with a public key but only can decrypt with private key. I try to use GPG to sign files but something confuses me: If I enter in the terminal (the file I want to sign is called "checksums") it says: $ gpg -s checksums You need a passphrase to unlock the secret key for user: "[my name] <[my email prefix]@gmail.com>" 4096-bit RSA key, ID C457C71D, created 2015-01-16 decryption failed no secret key kleopatra Hi all, I keep getting this message when I try and decrypt a message. We did use Kleopatra to import our files. This means you are not stuck with QtPass, you can use the same password store with many clients.. Issue After using the su command to switch users, gpg doesn't allow entering a passphrase -- whether encrypting, decrypting, or generating a new key with gpg --gen-key . I have no idea what the secret key is as it was automatically generated in Openvas8 during installation. No translations currently exist. $ gpg -d foo.asc (X dialog that prompts me for passphrase, I just press enter) gpg: public key decryption failed: No passphrase given gpg: decryption failed: No secret key I would like to be able to use my keys again. I am getting below errors. $ gpg2 --decrypt accounts.org.gpg gpg: encrypted with RSA key, ID E295ECEC7CC8AAC6 gpg: decryption failed: No secret key How was the Emacs on the other machine (using same configuration, same version of Emacs (25.1) and same OS (Fedora 24 x86_64, same version of gpg and gpg2 packages)) read from it and write to it. That part has been confusing since the secret key is inside a text file that we have. IJHack/QtPass , It correctly sees all my previous accounts but I can't see their contents because of the following red error: gpg: decryption failed: No secret key It Simple fix is to import your secret key into gpg2. Now in a asymetric encription is necesary use two keys. We created the personal key so we could certify but we did not publicize any keys. Anyway using, If I'm not able to import that (because it doesn't show up when I run gpg --list-secret-keys) then I would hope that it can either read the string from the file or I should be able to enter the secret key somewhere so it knows what the text is. $ gpg --export-secret-keys > keyfile $ gpg2 --import keyfile After importing, you may need to update the trust on your key. GPG is a open software and PGP is a propietary software but both working same. I don't mind setting a passphrase from now on but I don't know how: GUI for pass, the standard UNIX password manager. message if the import was successful: $ gpg2 --edit-key FA829B53 [...] Secret key is available. This is our first of eight servers deployments. We are not having success with decrypting the files. You should see a Secret key is available. gpg: cancelled by user decryption failed: No secret key Exception in component tFileInputFullRow_1 I tried chmod o+rw $(tty) QtPass is part of the pass ecosystem. Password management should be simple and follow Unix philosophy. GPG: Bad session key gpg between gpg on linux and gpg gui on windows XP: konqi: Linux - Software: 1: 07-21-2009 10:37 AM: GPG secret key problem: nutthick: Linux - Software: 1: 07-29-2006 02:09 PM: public.gpg.key: import read failed error: ynbfung: Linux - Software: 2: 05-02-2006 02:46 PM: GPG Data, Secret Key but no Public Key? 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