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GNUPG does not emit key-capabilities or expiration dates when --list-secret-keys is used without arguments
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Compare the output of:

gpg --with-colons --list-secret-keys

gpg --with-colons --list-secret-keys .

The first form (without a matching argument) fails to print the key capabilities
in field 12. The second form (matching any user ID that contains a dot) prints
the key capabilities in field 12.

I believe that the first form *should* print the key capabilities, to bring it
in line with the behavior shown by the more commonly-used --list-keys.

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Version
1.4.9, 2.0.9

Event Timeline

dkg added projects: gnupg, Bug Report.Aug 5 2008, 8:11 PM
dkg set Version to 1.4.9, 2.0.9.
dkg added a subscriber: dkg.
dkg added a comment.Aug 5 2008, 8:21 PM

I've tested this with gnupg and gnupg2, and both seem to behave this way.

• werner added a subscriber: • werner.Aug 7 2008, 5:50 PM

That is know. The capabilities are only listed with the public key.

We can't do anything about it without changing a lot of code.

dkg added a comment.Aug 7 2008, 8:37 PM

Actually, the capabilities *are* listed with the secret keys, as long as you
provide a string to match against. The only case where they aren't listed is
when there's no matching string.

• werner set Due Date to Jan 30 2009, 1:00 AM.Dec 5 2008, 6:22 PM

I see the problem but it is sill a lot of work to fix that.

• werner removed Due Date.Jul 9 2009, 4:26 PM
• werner added a project: Stalled.
dkg added a comment.Oct 15 2010, 5:18 PM

A colleague just observed that expiration dates are also missing when
--list-secret-keys is used without a matching string.

dkg renamed this task from GNUPG does not emit key-capabilities when --list-secret-keys is used without arguments to GNUPG does not emit key-capabilities or expiration dates when --list-secret-keys is used without arguments.Oct 15 2010, 5:18 PM
• werner added a comment.Oct 25 2010, 4:46 PM

2.1 will fix that.

• werner added a comment.Sep 17 2014, 7:15 PM

There are 2.1 beta versions which support this.

• werner closed this task as Resolved.Sep 17 2014, 7:15 PM
• werner claimed this task.
• werner removed a project: Stalled.