wanna_use_pgp_again
2010-06-26 20:23:54 UTC
Is there a limit to how long a passphrase for gpg can be?
I've just made a new set of keys and I've used a rather long string
for the passphrase. It's 289 characters long. And when I go to test
the new keys out I get a "bad passphrase" notice and signing, etc.
fails.
The problem can't be that I've gotten the passphrase wrong because I
pasted it from the same string in notepad++ each time. And I had the
"hide typing" option off to make sure that I'd gotten it right.
Is there a passphrase size limit? If so how many characters is it?
I've just made a new set of keys and I've used a rather long string
for the passphrase. It's 289 characters long. And when I go to test
the new keys out I get a "bad passphrase" notice and signing, etc.
fails.
The problem can't be that I've gotten the passphrase wrong because I
pasted it from the same string in notepad++ each time. And I had the
"hide typing" option off to make sure that I'd gotten it right.
Is there a passphrase size limit? If so how many characters is it?