Forgotten passphrase - HELP
Ingo Klöcker
kloecker at kde.org
Sat Dec 31 17:58:01 GMT 2022
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Hi Maurizio,
On Samstag, 31. Dezember 2022 18:08:04 CET Maurizio Barberio wrote:
> I encrypted a zip file using Kleopatra in august 2022 but cannot decrypt it
> anymore since I lost the randomly generated passphrase. Is it possible for
> you to decrypt it?
Nobody can decrypt this file without the password. That's the whole point of
OpenPGP. Otherwise, encryption would be pretty useless.
> Attached, I am sending the encrypted file and the content of the zip so you
> can verify I am not a malevolent person.
I don't understand the problem. If you still have the unencrypted zip file,
then why do you need to decrypt the encrypted zip file?
> It's extremely important (and urgent) to me to decrypt it because the
> encrypted file has been submitted for an architectural competition and now
> the jury needs to dencrypt it for verifying the content.
Interesting process. Unfortunately, there's nothing we can do.
> All the best and happy new Year,
The same to you and sorry that we cannot help you.
Regards,
Ingo
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