tag:gpgtools.tenderapp.com,2011-11-04:/discussions/problems/107892-passphrase-never-works-not-accapted-in-an-caseGPGTools: Discussion 2020-11-03T10:16:18Ztag:gpgtools.tenderapp.com,2011-11-04:Comment/487682242020-10-26T09:12:26Z2020-10-26T09:12:26ZPassphrase never works - not accapted in an case! :-(<div><p>I have just installed the PGP-Suite recently on my MAC.<br>
I was trying to use my passphrase to export my public key for days now. But it does not accept my passphrase.<br>
In fact it does not accept my passphrase at all as soon as it is required.<br>
Also tried to uninstall. Therefore I also need this passphrase. - Not accepted! No matter what I am doing.<br>
Googled the problem but nothing helpful except that this problem seems one which was also an issue in 2017.<br>
So what can i do to solve this problem or at least to uninstall this not working app ??</p></div>Fredtag:gpgtools.tenderapp.com,2011-11-04:Comment/487682242020-10-26T09:52:03Z2020-10-26T09:52:03ZPassphrase never works - not accapted in an case! :-(<div><p>Hi Fred,</p>
<p>welcome to the GPGTools support platform. Sorry you are having problems using GPG Suite.</p>
<p>Can you create a second test key with any email and name and use a simple passphrase like <code>123</code>. No need to upload that key to the key server - it is just for testing purposes.</p>
<p>Then open Text Edit and try to encrypt and sign and then decrypt and verify some random text snippet.</p>
<p>Does that work as expected? Had you stored your passphrase during your initial key creation? Are there special characters in your password?</p>
<p>All the best,<br>
Steve</p></div>Stevetag:gpgtools.tenderapp.com,2011-11-04:Comment/487682242020-10-27T08:07:15Z2020-10-27T08:07:16ZPassphrase never works - not accapted in an case! :-(<div><p>Hi Steve<br>
Thanks for your quick response.<br>
I have tested it like you suggested and it did work.<br>
As soon as I use a so called "special character", it does not work anymore.<br>
But what is the passphrase for if I cannot use any special characters if it is easy to hack?</p>
<p>Fredie</p></div>Fredtag:gpgtools.tenderapp.com,2011-11-04:Comment/487682242020-10-30T16:21:49Z2020-11-03T10:16:04ZPassphrase never works - not accapted in an case! :-(<div><p>The strength of a password is not determined by the <a href="https://xkcd.com/936/">use of special characters</a>.</p>
<p>We recommend to use a password manager. That way you do not have to worry about very long passwords.</p></div>Steve