GPG Keychain "Missing self-signature" error
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I get the same "missing self signature - import failed" error when I try to import my transfered secure key (never had a problem doin' it before).
I am also using an iMac mid 2007 with Yosemite
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Support Staff 1 Posted by Steve on 27 Nov, 2014 11:09 AM
Hi koev36,
can you please open your sec/pub key on the original machine (not the machine you are trying to import to). To do that, open GPG Keychain and double click your sec/pub key entry. Then open the subkey tab and check the expiry date of your subkey. Also check the validity.
Then open the UserID tab and check the signatures area. What is displayed there? Is there a signature with your own name? If so, is that maybe expired?
All the best,
steve
2 Posted by koev36 on 27 Nov, 2014 06:55 PM
Hi,
expiry is empty (cause I didn't want in to expire)
Validity says "Unbekannt" which means "unknown"
Support Staff 3 Posted by Steve on 27 Nov, 2014 07:20 PM
That is the case for both subkey and signature in UserID tab?
4 Posted by koev36 on 27 Nov, 2014 07:22 PM
yes
5 Posted by Gerd on 28 Nov, 2014 02:53 PM
Should be fixed with last nights fix.
Had the same issue, also 2007 iMac
Luc should have fixed it. It works now for me perfectly.
6 Posted by koev36 on 28 Nov, 2014 03:07 PM
works again. How do I get a green validity though?
Thanks for the support!
Support Staff 7 Posted by Steve on 28 Nov, 2014 03:29 PM
koev36, thanks for the feedback.
First off: green validity isn't "better" than red. It just means that you indeed did validate who the key owner is. Now for your own keys, you can set it to ultimate, since you're the person who created those keys.
If you transfer your keys, that trust level will not get transported over to the new machine. So you have to manually change the trust level for your sec/pub keys after transfer.
Let me know if that worked and if you do have more questions,
steve
Steve closed this discussion on 13 Dec, 2014 11:25 PM.