when dealing with --try-all-secrets, try non-expired keys first
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dkg
Sep 17 2015, 5:47 AM
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I have an OpenPGP key with an expired encryption-capable subkey, and a newer,
non-expired encryption-capable subkey.

if i get an encrypted message with an anonymous (all-zero) keyid subpacket in
the PSKESK, gpg 2.1.8 goes into try-all-secrets mode.

It first prompts me for a passphrase for my expired subkey, then for my
non-expired subkey.

It should default to trying the non-expired subkey first.

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Version
2.1.8

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dkg set Version to 2.1.8.
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Yeah, I know it is actually an old feature requests to first sort the candidate
keys and then try them in order.

• werner lowered the priority of this task from Normal to Low.Sep 17 2015, 3:45 PM