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Chris

Problems with key servers communication

Reported by Chris | November 16th, 2011 @ 09:58 AM | in 1.0 (closed)

With 1.0b1 and b2 I have some serious problems with communication to key servers. I attached my error message. Same on multiple Macs in multiple networks.

I'm using LittleSnitch but all traffic for Keychain Access is allowed.

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  • Alex (via GPGTools)

    Alex (via GPGTools) November 16th, 2011 @ 10:30 AM

    • State changed from “new” to “open”
    • Milestone set to “1.0”
    • Importance changed from “” to “”
  • steve

    steve November 16th, 2011 @ 12:22 PM

    Does this happen on all key servers? Could you try different settings (GKA > Settings > Key servers).

    Also feel free to update https://github.com/GPGTools/GPGTools/wiki/Keyservers

  • Mento

    Mento November 16th, 2011 @ 07:38 PM

    I need more details.
    Please post the log from Console.app

  • Chris

    Chris November 16th, 2011 @ 08:14 PM

    Ok... here some details and logs. But I do not see anything in the logs.

    16.11.11 19:41:49,611 GPG Keychain Access KeychainController awakeFromNib
    16.11.11 19:41:49,616 GPG Keychain Access GPG_PATH: /usr/local/bin/gpg2
    16.11.11 19:41:49,926 GPG Keychain Access KeychainController awakeFromNib: testGPG: 0
    16.11.11 19:41:49,961 GPG Keychain Access updateKeys:withSigs: start
    16.11.11 19:41:50,695 GPG Keychain Access updateKeys:withSigs: end
    16.11.11 19:41:50,696 GPG Keychain Access GPGKeychainAccessAppDelegate awakeFromNib
    16.11.11 19:42:42,735 GPG Keychain Access Exception: Receive keys failed!
    Code = 0
    16.11.11 19:42:53,527 GPG Keychain Access Exception: Receive keys failed!
    Code = 0
    16.11.11 19:43:04,926 GPG Keychain Access Exception: Receive keys failed!
    Code = 0
    16.11.11 19:43:49,448 GPG Keychain Access Exception: Receive keys failed!
    Code = 0
    16.11.11 19:44:07,229 GPG Keychain Access Exception: Receive keys failed!
    Code = 0
    16.11.11 19:46:50,688 GPG Keychain Access updateKeys:withSigs: start
    16.11.11 19:46:51,428 GPG Keychain Access updateKeys:withSigs: end
    16.11.11 19:49:33,088 GPG Keychain Access Exception: Receive keys failed!
    Code = 0
    16.11.11 19:49:48,039 GPG Keychain Access Exception: Receive keys failed!
    Code = 0
    16.11.11 19:49:59,183 GPG Keychain Access Exception: Receive keys failed!
    Code = 0
    16.11.11 19:50:22,924 GPG Keychain Access Exception: Receive keys failed!
    Code = 0
    16.11.11 19:51:50,679 GPG Keychain Access updateKeys:withSigs: start
    16.11.11 19:51:51,490 GPG Keychain Access updateKeys:withSigs: end

    16.11.11 19:46:50,688 GPG Keychain Access updateKeys:withSigs: start
    16.11.11 19:46:51,428 GPG Keychain Access updateKeys:withSigs: end
    16.11.11 19:49:33,088 GPG Keychain Access Exception: Receive keys failed!
    Code = 0
    16.11.11 19:49:48,039 GPG Keychain Access Exception: Receive keys failed!
    Code = 0
    16.11.11 19:49:59,183 GPG Keychain Access Exception: Receive keys failed!
    Code = 0
    16.11.11 19:50:22,924 GPG Keychain Access Exception: Receive keys failed!
    Code = 0

    I tried all servers that are shown in the keychain list but all the same.

    Don't know if these are standard in GPG Keychain Access. How can I delete some of these in this list? Is there a list of "good" servers?

    Do you need the protocol before the address in every case? Which protocol is used most HTTP, LDAP or HKP?

    Does Keychain Access connect to the keyservers or does it only trigger gpg to connect?

  • Mento

    Mento December 15th, 2011 @ 12:16 PM

    • State changed from “open” to “waiting”

    Can you search for keys using the command line?

    gpg2 --search-keys gpgtools-org@lists.gpgtools.org
  • Chris

    Chris December 15th, 2011 @ 12:31 PM

    Ah!!! Looks like a problem with unsafe permissions...

    Sorry for the German error message, but I do not know why gpg2 is German here...

    gpg2 --search-keys gpgtools-org@lists.gpgtools.org
    gpg: WARNUNG: Unsichere Zugriffsrechte der Konfigurationsdatei /Users/chris/.gnupg/gpg.conf' gpg: WARNUNG: Unsichere Zugriffsrechte des umgebenden Verzeichnisses der Konfigurationsdatei/Users/chris/.gnupg/gpg.conf'
    gpg: Ausführen von externen Programmen ist ausgeschaltet, da die Dateirechte nicht sicher sind
    gpg: Schlüsselserver-Datenübertragunsfehler: Allgemeiner Fehler
    gpg: Suche auf dem Schlüsselserver fehlgeschlagen: Allgemeiner Fehler

  • Alex (via GPGTools)

    Alex (via GPGTools) December 15th, 2011 @ 06:13 PM

    This should fix the issue:

    $ chmod -R go-w "$HOME/.gnupg"
  • Chris

    Chris December 19th, 2011 @ 03:28 PM

    WORKS!!! THX-A-LOT!!

  • Mento

    Mento December 21st, 2011 @ 05:38 PM

    • State changed from “waiting” to “fixed”
  • steve

    steve June 18th, 2015 @ 01:22 PM

    • State changed from “fixed” to “released”
    • Importance cleared.

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