Digital signature and verification when the keys are in text files
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I generated a key-pair using ssh-keygen. They are in two text files, say "abc.txt" and "abc.txt.pub".
Now, I want to use the private key to sign a document.
I did not find a way to do it with ssh, so I tried to use gpg:
gpg --sign --default-key=abc.txt features-devsite.txt
but got the following message:
gpg: no default secret key: secret key not available
gpg: signing failed: secret key not available
In this question: How to sign files with Ubuntu command-line tools and my own keys? there is a guide on generating keys with GPG, but I do not see how to sign when the key is in an existing text file.
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I generated a key-pair using ssh-keygen. They are in two text files, say "abc.txt" and "abc.txt.pub".
Now, I want to use the private key to sign a document.
I did not find a way to do it with ssh, so I tried to use gpg:
gpg --sign --default-key=abc.txt features-devsite.txt
but got the following message:
gpg: no default secret key: secret key not available
gpg: signing failed: secret key not available
In this question: How to sign files with Ubuntu command-line tools and my own keys? there is a guide on generating keys with GPG, but I do not see how to sign when the key is in an existing text file.
ssh signature
asked Jun 1 at 13:15
Erel Segal-Halevi
84931732
I'm not sure that GPG keys and SSH keys are directly compatible - see for example GPG & SSH Keys
– steeldriver
Jun 1 at 13:21
Okay, so regardless of gpg, how can I sign my document with an ssh key?
– Erel Segal-Halevi
Jun 1 at 13:24
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I generated a key-pair using ssh-keygen. They are in two text files, say "abc.txt" and "abc.txt.pub".
Now, I want to use the private key to sign a document.
I did not find a way to do it with ssh, so I tried to use gpg:
gpg --sign --default-key=abc.txt features-devsite.txt
but got the following message:
gpg: no default secret key: secret key not available
gpg: signing failed: secret key not available
In this question: How to sign files with Ubuntu command-line tools and my own keys? there is a guide on generating keys with GPG, but I do not see how to sign when the key is in an existing text file.
ssh signature
asked Jun 1 at 13:15
Erel Segal-Halevi
84931732
I generated a key-pair using ssh-keygen. They are in two text files, say "abc.txt" and "abc.txt.pub".
Now, I want to use the private key to sign a document.
I did not find a way to do it with ssh, so I tried to use gpg:
gpg --sign --default-key=abc.txt features-devsite.txt
but got the following message:
gpg: no default secret key: secret key not available
gpg: signing failed: secret key not available
In this question: How to sign files with Ubuntu command-line tools and my own keys? there is a guide on generating keys with GPG, but I do not see how to sign when the key is in an existing text file.
ssh signature
asked Jun 1 at 13:15
Erel Segal-Halevi
84931732
asked Jun 1 at 13:15
Erel Segal-Halevi
84931732
asked Jun 1 at 13:15
Erel Segal-Halevi
84931732
asked Jun 1 at 13:15
Erel Segal-Halevi
84931732
84931732
I'm not sure that GPG keys and SSH keys are directly compatible - see for example GPG & SSH Keys
– steeldriver
Jun 1 at 13:21
Okay, so regardless of gpg, how can I sign my document with an ssh key?
– Erel Segal-Halevi
Jun 1 at 13:24
add a comment |Â
I'm not sure that GPG keys and SSH keys are directly compatible - see for example GPG & SSH Keys
– steeldriver
Jun 1 at 13:21
Okay, so regardless of gpg, how can I sign my document with an ssh key?
– Erel Segal-Halevi
Jun 1 at 13:24
I'm not sure that GPG keys and SSH keys are directly compatible - see for example GPG & SSH Keys
– steeldriver
Jun 1 at 13:21
I'm not sure that GPG keys and SSH keys are directly compatible - see for example GPG & SSH Keys
– steeldriver
Jun 1 at 13:21
Okay, so regardless of gpg, how can I sign my document with an ssh key?
– Erel Segal-Halevi
Jun 1 at 13:24
Okay, so regardless of gpg, how can I sign my document with an ssh key?
– Erel Segal-Halevi
Jun 1 at 13:24
add a comment |Â
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I'm not sure that GPG keys and SSH keys are directly compatible - see for example GPG & SSH Keys
– steeldriver
Jun 1 at 13:21
Okay, so regardless of gpg, how can I sign my document with an ssh key?
– Erel Segal-Halevi
Jun 1 at 13:24