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Kleopatra: "general error" on wrong PIN input during certification
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Try to certifiy a key with a private key on a smartcard. Input wrong PIN.

Result: "general error"

Expected: "wrong PIN"


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Version
VSD 3.1.24

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• ebo created this task.Sep 2 2022, 3:43 PM
• ikloecker added a subscriber: • ikloecker.Sep 2 2022, 4:48 PM

I'm asked three times for the passphrase, but otherwise I can confirm this.

Possible root cause: gpg does not emit a proper status error.

• werner claimed this task.Sep 6 2022, 8:16 AM
• werner triaged this task as Normal priority.
• werner added a project: gnupg (gpg22).
• werner edited projects, added gnupg22; removed gnupg (gpg22).Dec 12 2022, 11:19 PM
• werner moved this task from Backlog to WiP on the gnupg22 board.Aug 25 2023, 4:05 PM
• werner closed this task as Resolved.Sep 6 2023, 2:05 PM
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Seems to be solved in the current version (vsd 3.2.0-beta178).

• ebo mentioned this in T6971: Kleopatra: "General Error" is given instead of "Wrong PIN".Jan 31 2024, 3:37 PM