On 2025-06-30 Jeffrey Rhodes <chaletrho...@me.com> wrote:
> The pinentry bug is coincident with updating to or after a new install
> to 12.11. Prior to that a python3 script running in a Terminal could
> call os.system(‘gpg —decrypt file’) and a PIN pop-up window would
> request a Passphrase. Also, no decryption errors are reported, not
> even when the key needed for decryption is locally missing.
Works for me with both pinentry-gtk2 and pinentry-tty.
ametzler@argenau:~$ rm -rf /tmp/gpghome ; install -d -m0700 /tmp/gpghome ; gpg
--homedir /tmp/gpghome --batch --pinentry-mode loopback --passphrase 1234
--quick-generate-key b...@example.com
gpg: keybox '/tmp/gpghome/pubring.kbx' created
gpg: /tmp/gpghome/trustdb.gpg: trustdb created
gpg: directory '/tmp/gpghome/openpgp-revocs.d' created
gpg: revocation certificate stored as
'/tmp/gpghome/openpgp-revocs.d/9C7D203179D87C924581E1968507ED6E2CB369C7.rev'
ametzler@argenau:~$ echo content > /tmp/input
ametzler@argenau:~$ gpg --homedir /tmp/gpghome --encrypt --recipient
b...@example.com /tmp/input
gpg: checking the trustdb
gpg: marginals needed: 3 completes needed: 1 trust model: pgp
gpg: depth: 0 valid: 1 signed: 0 trust: 0-, 0q, 0n, 0m, 0f, 1u
gpg: next trustdb check due at 2028-07-06
ametzler@argenau:~$ /tmp/run-py.py
gpg: encrypted with cv25519 key, ID 02D8ABA3508D585F, created 2025-07-07
"b...@example.com"
Please enter the passphrase to unlock the OpenPGP secret key:
"b...@example.com"
255-bit ECDH key, ID 02D8ABA3508D585F,
created 2025-07-07 (main key ID 8507ED6E2CB369C7).
Passphrase:
content
ametzler@argenau:~$ cat /tmp/run-py.py
#!/usr/bin/python3
import os
# ametzler@argenau:~$ rm -rf /tmp/gpghome ; install -d -m0700 /tmp/gpghome ;
gpg --homedir /tmp/gpghome --batch --pinentry-mode loopback --passphrase 1234
--quick-generate-key b...@example.com
# echo content > /tmp/input
# gpg --homedir /tmp/gpghome --encrypt --recipient b...@example.com /tmp/input
os.system("gpg --homedir /tmp/gpghome --decrypt /tmp/input.gpg")
cu Andreas
--
`What a good friend you are to him, Dr. Maturin. His other friends are
so grateful to you.'
`I sew his ears on from time to time, sure'
