Re: [Enigmail] Wie kann ich die Passphrase zurücksetz en oder neu vergeben? How to reset or new create a passphrase ?

Hi "Smith" :),

it seems, i lost my passphrase-word - how
may i resolve this, reset oder create a new one? It is important

because there are many many important mails.

Enigmail is a front-end to GnuPG. I hate to bring the bad news,
but GnuPG (which implements OpenPGP)

is designed to protect against the TLA agencies. That is why
Edward Snowden relies on it.

Good news is: If you chose a good passphrase, your data is safe
(in terms of unreadable by adversaries).

Bad news is: If you chose a good passphrase, your data is safe (in
terms of unreadable by you also).

Independent of the question whether you saved a copy of your key
(in a safe place) (which is a good™ idea),

there is no chance to unlock your key except for try and error
(brute force). You may write a little script to

try permutations/combinations/modifications that you may have
chosen if you remember anything about

the passphrase. If not, I see little chance to restore your
messages apart from asking your communication

partners to resend them to you, encrypted with a new key (or
unencrypted).

Lesson learned: DO write your passphrase somewhere (safe). Like
on paper, in some book you know which,

your mother/spouse/daughter knows which. Not to be used, sitting
in the shelf, unreadable by adversaries.

I am able to send mails but not to sign.

That's to be expected if you don't remember your private key's
passphrase. You need the unlocked private

key to sign new messages and to decrypt messages.

Is it possible to transfer to a new
Mailaccount or to make somehow a new enigma-installation?

No. You can transfer keys/setup to a new computer and you may
modify your key to use it with new e-mail

addresses, but for all such operations, you need your passphrase.

Olav

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