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Can't decrypt file created with PGP 7.1.1
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Description

Release: 1.0.6

Environment

Installed NT executable

Description

I have been using GnuPG for several years without any problem. I recently received an encrypted file that I cannot decrypt. The file was created with PGP 7.1.1 with the following parameters:

SET TXTFIL=D:\CQ2461Z9.fil
SET PGPFIL=D:\CQ2461Z9.pgp
SET PGPKEY=0xD6E9F5DB

pgp --encrypt --armor --text %TXTFIL% --user %PGPKEY% --output %PGPFIL%

I was able to decrypt this file using PGP 6.5.3, but every attempt at decryption with GnuPG caused this error:

		gpg: no valid OpenPGP data found.
		gpg: decrypt_message failed: eof

The file begins with:
-----BEGIN PGP MESSAGE-----
Version: McAfee E-Business Server v7.1.1 - Full License

qANQR1DBwU4D8B7VNocDGOEQCACvvmRpEfnAa1VMrvLDMoSerpE/Jll0NkEZSp6A
Vs6Y6dC/jZvojV55j7K79YaUgWgXGujsBjeUwjQTf2Yy2CVrYpTyJMNyyqyRRpXc

and ends with:
INrBVD9rUxY375xorXwsAQLlM2MlCpP1nRUge2WEb9+WkbaDYxmbYcuVaG+bKXCB
f+rdsoGSDfG+xg==
=DXtJ
-----END PGP MESSAGE-----
It is a large file (20MB encrypted; 93MB unencrypted)
but I have decrypted larger.
Please help!

Fix

Unknown

Event Timeline

GnuPG 1.0.6 is many years out of date. Please re-try with
the current version (1.2.6).