KB Article #178389

Private PGP/GPG2 key import failed

Problem

Private PGP/GPG2 key import fails when trying to import the keys under an account in ST.


Resolution

In some cases, only the private PGP key is provided for the ST administrator to import. ST, however, requires that both the public and the private keys are supplied for import. Having only the private key will hence fail to import.


The solution is to obtain the public key as well, then open the private key's file with a text editor and paste the public key's content above the private key's. Then, save the file with .asc extension and try to import again.


Example of a key-pair inside a single file (public key on top, followed by the private key):


-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
Version: GnuPG v2.0.14 (GNU/Linux)
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=0PbB
-----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
-----BEGIN PGP PRIVATE KEY BLOCK-----
Version: GnuPG v2.0.14 (GNU/Linux)

lQH+BFczgoQBBACkKmFLSt9pp2wrEEwX+9alvjljHCORprLdz0dYPL1ML9C4t77w
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XxTHFmo5Gawoi9+y2L78WfbhFWZ9tYu4SRB5ah5JKd/FQyVExn9xecIJ5wARAQAB
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4WEQjC5PIkUfUimR3ftDW46yVDtpHU1oZXOkiiEiGxdeVqYkCpBywwIQCZdfBgow
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oO/TmEczX/vGhZwk/GDsh4Fps+7qH1ulUHEls0bMp0rfiiMmQiN3bSOhHGsyDEs=
=qFE8
-----END PGP PRIVATE KEY BLOCK-----