robbat2: (Default)

For the mutt users with GnuPG, depending on your configuration, you might notice that mutt's handling of GnuPG mail stopped working with GnuPG. There were a few specific cases that would have caused this, which I'll detail, but if you just want it to work again, put the below into your Muttrc, and make the tweak to gpg-agent.conf. The underlying cause for most if it is that secret key operations have moved to the agent, and many Mutt users used the agent-less mode, because Mutt handled the passphrase nicely on it's own.

  • -u must now come BEFORE --cleansign
  • Add allow-loopback-pinentry to gpg-agent.conf, and restart the agent
  • The below config adds --pinentry-mode loopback before --passphrase-fd 0, so that GnuPG (and the agent) will accept it from Mutt still.
  • --verbose is optional, depending what you're doing, you might find --no-verbose cleaner.
  • --trust-model always is a personal preference for my Mutt mail usage, because I do try and curate my keyring
set pgp_autosign = yes
set pgp_use_gpg_agent = no
set pgp_timeout = 600
set pgp_sign_as="(your key here)"
set pgp_ignore_subkeys = no

set pgp_decode_command="gpg %?p?--pinentry-mode loopback  --passphrase-fd 0? --verbose --no-auto-check-trustdb --batch --output - %f"
set pgp_verify_command="gpg --pinentry-mode loopback --verbose --batch --output - --no-auto-check-trustdb --verify %s %f"
set pgp_decrypt_command="gpg %?p?--pinentry-mode loopback --passphrase-fd 0? --verbose --batch --output - %f"
set pgp_sign_command="gpg %?p?--pinentry-mode loopback --passphrase-fd 0? --verbose --batch --output - --armor --textmode %?a?-u %a? --detach-sign %f"
set pgp_clearsign_command="gpg %?p?--pinentry-mode loopback --passphrase-fd 0? --verbose --batch --output - --armor --textmode %?a?-u %a? --detach-sign %f"
set pgp_encrypt_sign_command="pgpewrap gpg %?p?--pinentry-mode loopback --passphrase-fd 0? --verbose --batch --textmode --trust-model always --output - %?a?-u %a? --armor --encrypt --sign --armor -- -r %r -- %f"
set pgp_encrypt_only_command="pgpewrap gpg %?p?--pinentry-mode loopback --passphrase-fd 0? --verbose --batch --trust-model always --output --output - --encrypt --textmode --armor -- -r %r -- %f"
set pgp_import_command="gpg %?p?--pinentry-mode loopback --passphrase-fd 0? --verbose --import -v %f"
set pgp_export_command="gpg %?p?--pinentry-mode loopback --passphrase-fd 0? --verbose --export --armor %r"
set pgp_verify_key_command="gpg %?p?--pinentry-mode loopback --passphrase-fd 0? --verbose --batch --fingerprint --check-sigs %r"
set pgp_list_pubring_command="gpg %?p?--pinentry-mode loopback --passphrase-fd 0? --verbose --batch --with-colons --list-keys %r"
set pgp_list_secring_command="gpg %?p?--pinentry-mode loopback --passphrase-fd 0? --verbose --batch --with-colons --list-secret-keys %r"

robbat2: (Default)
For the geeks and security-conscious amongst us, there will be a PGP keysigning event here in Vancouver. September 1st, 7pm. I will be attending, as will a notary on the Gossamer Spider Web of Trust (GSWoT) and an OpenCA Assurer.

Think Coffee Lounge & Bistro
4512 10th Avenue West,
Vancouver, BC V6R2J1
(604) 228-9510

Please see http://lunar.ca/keysigning.htm for further details and instructions of things that must be done before attending.

Please circulate this announcement amongst anybody you know that uses PGP.

May 2017

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