← 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

  1. List keys: gpg --list-secret-keys
  2. Import key: gpg --import private.key
  3. Check key ID matches encrypted file
  4. May need passphrase: gpg --decrypt file.gpg

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