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by pgpnoob
Mon Apr 18, 2016 9:42 pm
Forum: Cryptography & Privacy Tools
Topic: Where to find PGP KEY ID?
Replies: 12
Views: 19267

Re: Where to find PGP KEY ID?

Ah ok this is all starting to make a little more sense.

I'm using GPA 0.9.7 (GnuPG 2.0.28)

My OS is xubuntu 15.10

I'm not sure the extension I exported I don't know how to check that

I definitely don't think I deleted it from the folder in that link you provided although I can't be sure because ...
by pgpnoob
Mon Apr 18, 2016 9:00 pm
Forum: Cryptography & Privacy Tools
Topic: Where to find PGP KEY ID?
Replies: 12
Views: 19267

Re: Where to find PGP KEY ID?

The file only contained my public key. At the top it say Begin PGP Public Key Block. I know the Private key obviously indicates that but the program only generated one file for me to save
by pgpnoob
Mon Apr 18, 2016 8:31 pm
Forum: Cryptography & Privacy Tools
Topic: Where to find PGP KEY ID?
Replies: 12
Views: 19267

Re: Where to find PGP KEY ID?

Damn that would be really unfortunate. I'm not sure how to confirm that I still have my private key or not. When I open the program I don't see my key anywhere. I don't understand how what I deleted was my private key.

It was a file that the program generated that I was allowed to name and choose ...
by pgpnoob
Mon Apr 18, 2016 7:48 pm
Forum: Cryptography & Privacy Tools
Topic: Where to find PGP KEY ID?
Replies: 12
Views: 19267

Re: Where to find PGP KEY ID?

***Small Edit I actually attached the file that I deleted in my email I tried reimporting the file and it said No Keys Found.
Also the Program I believe is GPA and the module says GNU Privacy Assistant when I open it.

I'm using the same program that I created the key with so I don't think that I ...
by pgpnoob
Mon Apr 18, 2016 7:31 pm
Forum: Cryptography & Privacy Tools
Topic: Where to find PGP KEY ID?
Replies: 12
Views: 19267

Re: Where to find PGP KEY ID?

Thanks for the responses and so far I think I'm on the right track but could use a little help.

I don't believe that I deleted the pgp program that I'm using to decrypt messages because I can still open it and whatnot. I'm using gpa by the way. What I deleted was a file like a notepad file with my ...
by pgpnoob
Mon Apr 18, 2016 4:29 am
Forum: Cryptography & Privacy Tools
Topic: Where to find PGP KEY ID?
Replies: 12
Views: 19267

Where to find PGP KEY ID?

Hey I'm a new PGP user and foolishly deleted the PGP key file that the gp4 program was using to identify my key.

The file contained my public key generated information which I copied and stored in an encrypted email (encrypted to everyone else not to me because its my account). So I have all the ...

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