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error message when decripting on VAX OPENVMS 7.3, gnupg V1.2.1 "packet(3) with unknown version 9" and no error when decrypting on windows 2000
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Description

Release: gnupg 1.2.1

Environment

VAX OPEN VMS 7.3
PC WINDOWS 2000

Description

when decrypting a file under VMS 7.3 gnupg 1.2.1, I have this messages:
gpg: encrypted with 1024-bit ELG-E key, 9D5C35E9, created 2003-07-22

	"essccd <essccd@cnes.fr>"

gpg: [don't know]: invalid packet (ctb=36)
gpg: WARNING: encrypted message has been manipulated!
gpg: packet(3) with unknown version 9
%NONAME-E-NOMSG, Message number 00000002
and when I decrypt the same file under windows 2000, I have no message.

for an other file I obtain under VMS this massege
gpg: encrypted with 1024-bit ELG-E key, 9D5C35E9, created 2003-07-22

	"essccd <essccd@cnes.fr>"

gpg: WARNING: encrypted message has been manipulated!
%NONAME-E-NOMSG, Message number 00000002
and when I decrypt the same file under windows 2000, I have no message.

Fix

The file have to be converted in the "STREAM_LF" format before the decrypting. Tests have been carried on and there is no more error message, and the files are properly decrypted.

Event Timeline

granier added projects: gnupg, Bug Report.Aug 3 2004, 4:17 PM
• werner added a subscriber: • werner.Oct 13 2004, 11:19 AM

Are you sure that you transferred the file as is to VMS? This problem pretty much smells like a binary/ascii problem.

BTW, are you sure GnuPG works correctly on VMS? What random number generator are you using? I presume you are running it under the Posix subsystem - did you run tests on the avaibale entropy sources?

• werner added a comment.Oct 15 2004, 1:19 PM

While cleaning up my mailboxes I found a privat email
telling that the problem has been solved. Described uner FIX

• werner closed this task as Resolved.Oct 15 2004, 1:19 PM