"Mr. Morden" <ted19(_at_)hotmail(_dot_)com> writes:
5.7. Symmetrically Encrypted Data Packet (Tag 9)
The Symmetrically Encrypted Data packet contains data encrypted with
a symmetric-key algorithm. When it has been decrypted, it will
typically contain other packets (often literal data packets or
compressed data packets).
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What gives with *typically*? It should *always* contain other packets
(Signed, Compressed, Literal, whathaveyou...)
From the RFC (10.2):
| [...]
| In addition, decrypting a Symmetrically Encrypted Data packet and
| decompressing a Compressed Data packet must yield a valid OpenPGP
| Message.
And typically you will either have a signed message, a compressed
packet or a literal packet; however you may cosse to put another
encrypted packet in it.
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