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GPG SetPref

The document explains how to change the preferred algorithms in GnuPG. It outlines 3 steps: 1) Edit your key with gpg --edit-key and use showpref or pref to view the current preferences. 2) Set the new preferences with setpref followed by the codes for the algorithms to add. Then update the preferences with updpref. 3) Verify the changes took effect by using showpref or pref again.

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GPG SetPref

The document explains how to change the preferred algorithms in GnuPG. It outlines 3 steps: 1) Edit your key with gpg --edit-key and use showpref or pref to view the current preferences. 2) Set the new preferences with setpref followed by the codes for the algorithms to add. Then update the preferences with updpref. 3) Verify the changes took effect by using showpref or pref again.

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setpref in GnuPG
Newton Hammet [email protected]
Sat Sep 28 19:38:04 2002

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Gyre wrote:
>
> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
> Hash: RIPEMD160
>
> Please explain me how do I change the list
> of preferred algorithms in GnuPG? Thank you.
>
> Yours sincerely,
> Gyre mailto:[email protected]
> 28 sep 2002 12:51 (local)
> Only post in plain text.
> OpenPGP Key ID:0xB37C2B92
> .
> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
> Version: GnuPG v1.2.0 (MingW32) - GPGshell v2.60
> Comment: http://www.gyre.rbcmail.ru/pgpkey/0xB37C2B92.asc
>
> iD8DBQE9lX0QC504qbN8K5IRA336AJ9pcxCZHlwYiTW5cDvAzDrJxvWkRgCeLTta
> 7uJ5nwaAos7DJQKxLgL90Mo=
> =0EaT
> -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
>
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Do it this way:

1. Edit your key

gpg --edit-key <keyid>

2. Use either showpref or pref to look at current preferences...


showpref

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is verbose, pref is the actual codes that you have to enter via
setpref. Use both in the order implicit in below:

Command> showpref

output:
pub 2048R/05BD84B4 created: 2002-09-26 expires: 2003-09-26 trust: u/u
(1). Newton Hammet (TreeFlyer Global Resources) <[email protected]>
Cipher: AES, CAST5, 3DES
Hash: SHA1, RIPEMD160
Compression: ZLIB, ZIP
--and then--

Command> pref

output:
pub 2048R/05BD84B4 created: 2002-09-26 expires: 2003-09-26 trust: u/u
(1). Newton Hammet (TreeFlyer Global Resources) <[email protected]>
S7 S3 S2 H2 H3 Z2 Z1 [mdc]

3. Set the new preferences: (you need to use actual code for preference
being added)

Command> setpref S10 S7 S3 S2 H2 H3 Z2 Z1

Command> updpref

you will be prompted: "Really update the prefrences?" answer 'yes'.

you will be prompted for your passphrase (hopefully you still remember
it!, I had to re-type mine)

3. Then enter 'pref' or showpref' to insure the changes have been made.
In this example
I added the symmetric cipher "TWOFISH" to my preference list. (It's
code is S10)

Command> showpref

pub 2048R/05BD84B4 created: 2002-09-26 expires: 2003-09-26 trust: u/u


(1). Newton Hammet (TreeFlyer Global Resources) <[email protected]>
Cipher: TWOFISH, AES, CAST5, 3DES
Hash: SHA1, RIPEMD160
Compression: ZLIB, ZIP

And then you can exit edit-key or perform other edits.

Regards, Newton

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