PGP Dialog

Introduction – Where am I?

The PGP Dialog is the classic OpenPGP key chooser. It appears when NeoMutt’s built-in PGP backend needs you to choose a key for signing or encryption. If you are using GPGME instead, you will usually see the GPGME Dialog instead of this one.

PGP Dialog

   1 +  4096/0x810582F5 RSA  es                                                                     
   2 +  4096/0x810582F5 RSA  es                                                                     
   3 +  4096/0x810582F5 RSA  es                                                                     
   4 +  4096/0x7224725C RSA  es                                                                     
   5 +  4096/0x7224725C RSA  es                                                                     
   6 +  4096/0x7224725C RSA  es Jim Smith (backup) <jim@example.com>                                
   7 +  4096/0x7224725C RSA  es Jim Smith (backup) <jim@example.com>                                
   8 +  4096/0x810582F5 RSA  es James Smith (flatcap) <jim@example.com>                             
   9 +  4096/0x810582F5 RSA  es James Smith (flatcap) <jim@example.com>                             
  10 +  4096/0x810582F5 RSA  es James Smith (flatcap) <jim@example.com>                             
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
PGP keys matching <jim@example.com>                                                                 
                                                                                                    

What am I looking at?

• Each row is a candidate key, showing trust, key size, key ID, algorithm, capabilities, and user ID.

• The highlighted row is the key NeoMutt will use if you select it.

• The status line shows which recipient address or search is being matched.

What can I do?

• Choose the correct public key for encryption or the correct secret key identity for signing.

• Verify the selected key before using it.

• View the key’s user ID in more detail.

• Cancel key selection and return to the sending workflow.

• Full reference: Pgp Functions.

Where can I go next?

• Selecting a key returns you to the Compose Dialog so sending can continue.

• Verifying a key can open one of the Simple Pagers.

• Cancelling returns you to the send flow without choosing a key.

Where did I come from?

• You typically arrive from the Compose Dialog when sending a signed or encrypted message.

• This dialog is most likely when NeoMutt is using the classic PGP backend rather than GPGME.

How do I configure this?

• Start with Encryption Config and Send Config.

• Common options include $crypt_use_gpgme, $pgp_default_key, $pgp_entry_format, $pgp_key_sort, $pgp_long_ids, and $pgp_show_unusable.

• Related commands include :crypt-hook and generic :set configuration.

• Colours come from Colour Objects, especially indicator, status, message, and normal.