← All Kali Issues
GPG
Decryption failed
C Cryptography
Medium
🔴 Error Message
gpg: decryption failed: No secret key
📖 What This Means
Private key not available for decryption.
🔧 Step-by-Step Fix
- List keys: gpg --list-secret-keys
- Import key: gpg --import private.key
- Check key ID matches encrypted file
- May need passphrase: gpg --decrypt file.gpg