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separate auth and enc keys in Thunderbird PGP

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Matt Wette
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Can Thunderbird (128.5.1) use separate authentication and encryption keys (generated w/ gnupg)?

I updated my thunderbird config to allow external gnupg key, but when I try to add the key files, it rejects them. I did find on FAQ there is requirement that authentication and encryption have to be the same key. This seems a bit restrictive given that a user should have one set of keys. I have keys I generated via gnupg w/ use of a card.

Can Thunderbird (128.5.1) use separate authentication and encryption keys (generated w/ gnupg)? I updated my thunderbird config to allow external gnupg key, but when I try to add the key files, it rejects them. I did find on FAQ there is requirement that authentication and encryption have to be the same key. This seems a bit restrictive given that a user should have one set of keys. I have keys I generated via gnupg w/ use of a card.

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