[ILUG] resetting GPG passphrase

[Josh Glover]

On 8 March 2010 20:57, Brian Foster <blf at utvinternet.ie> wrote:

>  I've forgotten the passphrase to a GPG key-pair.
>  Is it possible to change the passphrase without
>  knowing the curent (forgotten) passphrase?

Nope. Get l0ftcrack or John the Ripper out. :)

>  (Can I delete the old key-pair without knowing
>  the passphrase?)

You can delete it from your keyring, but you cannot revoke it, unless
you thought to generate a revocation certificate and stash it
somewhere. :)

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Cheers,
Josh