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Based on all the instructions I've read (and they are almost all the same as each other) the importing of my PGP key should be really simple. But, I just can't import my key.

Using gpg2 I create the new key on my computer and then add subkeys for signing and authentication (using 4096 keys). Using "gpg2 --edit-key [key_id]" and the command keytocard, I try to move the key to my Yubikey 4. But, I get: "gpg: KEYTOCARD failed: Bad secret key"

I am definitely using the correct passphrase.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

J

Hello @onemorething,

Did you enter the toggle command to switch between public and private key listings?

ie

gpg --edit-key [key_id]
toggle
keytocard

etc,etc

What do you get if you run the command "gpg -K"

John.

Hi John,

Thanks for replying.

Yes, I ran the toggle command and followed these instructions precisely: https://www.yubico.com/support/knowledg ... eratelocal

But I continue to get "gpg: KEYTOCARD failed: Bad secret key". I'm using Linux. Is it possible that I'm missing a library? I should point out that I'm using gpg2, not gpg.

gpg2 -K presents my secret keys as expected.

J.