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Re: GPG Question on Symmetric Key Input

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From	Jeffrey Goldberg <nobody@goldmark.org>
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Subject	Re: GPG Question on Symmetric Key Input
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On 11-05-25 11:55 PM, Globemaker wrote:
> I have searched the documentation but there is no mention of how I can
> set the AES-128 key to be one I choose. I want my key to be hex 0x0000
> 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
> GPG generates keys, but how can I input a key of all 128 bits of
> zeros?

Last I checked, GPG does not allow this. You give it a passphrase and it
generates the key from that.

> I do not want GPG to make a key for me, I want GPG to accept a key
> that I specify. Is that disallowed?

Seems so.

> Where in the documentation does it explain how to enter a symmetric key of my choice?

It's open source so you can modify it yourself. Or you can find another
tool. But you might have more luck asking in the appropriate place.

comp.security.pgp.discuss would be a far better place to get answers.
I've set followups there.

Cheers,

-j

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Re: GPG Question on Symmetric Key Input Jeffrey Goldberg <nobody@goldmark.org> - 2011-05-26 00:52 -0500
  Re: GPG Question on Symmetric Key Input Globemaker <alanfolmsbee@cabanova.com> - 2011-05-26 05:01 -0700
    Re: GPG Question on Symmetric Key Input Bohgosity BumaskiL <brewhaha@freenet.edmonton.ab.ca> - 2011-06-23 03:17 -0600
      Re: GPG Question on Symmetric Key Input Globemaker <alanfolmsbee@cabanova.com> - 2011-06-27 20:07 -0700
        Re: GPG Question on Symmetric Key Input "David W. Hodgins" <dwhodgins@nomail.afraid.org> - 2011-06-28 03:11 -0400
          Re: GPG Question on Symmetric Key Input Fritz Wuehler <fritz@spamexpire-201106.rodent.frell.theremailer.net> - 2011-06-29 12:47 +0200
            Re: GPG Question on Symmetric Key Input Globemaker <alanfolmsbee@cabanova.com> - 2011-08-19 04:36 -0700
              Re: GPG Question on Symmetric Key Input Otto Sykora <bggbflxben@tzk.pu> - 2011-08-28 13:22 +0200
              Re: GPG Question on Symmetric Key Input Jeffrey Goldberg <nobody@goldmark.org> - 2011-08-31 12:48 -0500
                Re: GPG Question on Symmetric Key Input "Thor Kottelin" <thor@anta.net> - 2011-09-01 00:18 +0300
                Re: GPG Question on Symmetric Key Input Jeffrey Goldberg <nobody@goldmark.org> - 2011-09-01 13:29 -0500
        Re: GPG Question on Symmetric Key Input Bohgosity BumaskiL <brewhaha@freenet.edmonton.ab.ca> - 2011-06-30 00:32 -0600
    Re: GPG Question on Symmetric Key Input Jeffrey Goldberg <nobody@goldmark.org> - 2011-07-09 02:41 -0500

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