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decryption error gpg: block_filter: pending bytes!
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In a heavy multithreading environment, java threads executing gnupg, I get the
following error occassionally:

  • LOGFILE OUTPUT -------

gpg: block_filter 0x552ac623e0: read error (size=8475,a->size=577)
[GNUPG:] PLAINTEXT 62 1361187078 merrill_ffo.common_log.20130218.csv
[GNUPG:] PLAINTEXT_LENGTH 71982
gpg: Problem reading source (2515 bytes remaining)
gpg: handle plaintext failed: file read error
gpg: WARNING: encrypted message has been manipulated!
[GNUPG:] BADMDC
[GNUPG:] DECRYPTION_FAILED
[GNUPG:] END_DECRYPTION
gpg: block_filter: pending bytes!
ERRORVAL:2

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Version
1.2.6

Event Timeline

sidhartha11 added projects: gnupg, Bug Report.Feb 18 2013, 5:52 PM
sidhartha11 set Version to 1.2.6.
sidhartha11 added a subscriber: sidhartha11.
• werner added a subscriber: • werner.Feb 22 2013, 2:00 PM

1.2 has long reached end of life.

Anyway, your problem is corrupted input data. Newer version may give a sensible
error message but neityer woulde abale to decrypt your data.

neal added a subscriber: neal.Nov 17 2015, 10:35 PM

Based on Werner's comment, I'm marking this bug as resolved.

neal closed this task as Resolved.Nov 17 2015, 10:35 PM
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