# convert mailvelope keys from .asc format to ciphermail .p12 format

**URL:** <https://community.ciphermail.com/t/convert-mailvelope-keys-from-asc-format-to-ciphermail-p12-format/574>\
**Category:** Gateway\
**Created:** [September 28, 2017, 10:28am UTC](https://community.ciphermail.com/t/convert-mailvelope-keys-from-asc-format-to-ciphermail-p12-format/574 "2017-09-28T10:28:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ohad\_Hershkovitz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Ohad\_Hershkovitz](https://community.ciphermail.com/u/Ohad_Hershkovitz)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2017, 10:28am UTC](https://community.ciphermail.com/t/convert-mailvelope-keys-from-asc-format-to-ciphermail-p12-format/574/1 "2017-09-28T10:28:28Z")

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thanx Martijn, but where do i select PGP? i see no such option in  
ciphermail...

Ohad

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> > &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1. convert mailvelope keys from .asc format to ciphermail .p12  
> > &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;format (Ohad Hershkovitz)  
> > &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2. Re: convert mailvelope keys from .asc format to ciphermail  
> > &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;.p12 format (Martijn Brinkers)
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> > Message: 1  
> > Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2017 13:51:27 +0300  
> > From: Ohad Hershkovitz \<dr.ohad(a)gmail.com\>  
> > To: users(a)lists.djigzo.com  
> > Subject: convert mailvelope keys from .asc format to  
> > &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ciphermail .p12 format  
> > Message-ID:  
> > &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\<CAJQwUUxJNkCSD=fLibSRwZvXsV+-P2Uvo9w+yf6sB9x7KWFitA(a)mail.  
> > gmail.com\>  
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
> > 
> > hello, i am trying to setup ciphermail and would like to import my existing  
> > keys from mailvelope. mailvelope exports .asc format and ciphermail  
> > requires .p\* format. how do we convert them? thanx
> > 
> > ------------------------------
> > 
> > Message: 2  
> > Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2017 12:35:00 +0200  
> > From: Martijn Brinkers \<martijn(a)ciphermail.com\>  
> > To: users(a)lists.djigzo.com  
> > Subject: Re: convert mailvelope keys from .asc format  
> > &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;to ciphermail .p12 format  
> > Message-ID: \<9ce80343-07e5-dd1d-c0ee-68f554f349b2(a)ciphermail.com\>  
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
> > 
> > Hi Ohad,
> > 
> > On 25-09-17 12:51, Ohad Hershkovitz via Users wrote:  
> > \> hello, i am trying to setup ciphermail and would like to import my  
> > existing  
> > \> keys from mailvelope. mailvelope exports .asc format and ciphermail  
> > \> requires .p\* format. how do we convert them? thanx
> > 
> > You cannot user your PGP key for S/MIME. An S/MIME is imported from a  
> > .p12 file. PGP keys get imported from .asc files.
> > 
> > To import your PGP key (.asc), click on PGP, then on left hand menu  
> > click "Import keyring", select asc file and provide password.
> > 
> > Kind regards,
> > 
> > Martijn Brinkers
> > 
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**Author:** ![Dino\_Edwards](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Dino\_Edwards](https://community.ciphermail.com/u/Dino_Edwards)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2017, 11:08am UTC](https://community.ciphermail.com/t/convert-mailvelope-keys-from-asc-format-to-ciphermail-p12-format/574/2 "2017-09-28T11:08:08Z")

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What version of ciphermail are you running?

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> -----Original Message-----  
> From: Ohad Hershkovitz via Users [users(a)lists.djigzo.com]  
> Received: Thursday, 28 Sep 2017, 6:29AM  
> To: users(a)lists.djigzo.com [users(a)lists.djigzo.com]  
> Subject: Re: convert mailvelope keys from .asc format to ciphermail .p12 format
> 
> thanx Martijn, but where do i select PGP? i see no such option in  
> ciphermail...
> 
> Ohad
> 
> On Thu, Sep 28, 2017 at 1:00 PM, \<users-request(a)lists.djigzo.com\> wrote:
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> > Today's Topics:
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> > &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1. convert mailvelope keys from .asc format to ciphermail .p12  
> > &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;format (Ohad Hershkovitz)  
> > &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2. Re: convert mailvelope keys from .asc format to ciphermail  
> > &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;.p12 format (Martijn Brinkers)
> > 
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> > Message: 1  
> > Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2017 13:51:27 +0300  
> > From: Ohad Hershkovitz \<dr.ohad(a)gmail.com\>  
> > To: users(a)lists.djigzo.com  
> > Subject: convert mailvelope keys from .asc format to  
> > &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ciphermail .p12 format  
> > Message-ID:  
> > &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\<CAJQwUUxJNkCSD=fLibSRwZvXsV+-P2Uvo9w+yf6sB9x7KWFitA(a)mail.  
> > gmail.com\>  
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
> > 
> > hello, i am trying to setup ciphermail and would like to import my existing  
> > keys from mailvelope. mailvelope exports .asc format and ciphermail  
> > requires .p\* format. how do we convert them? thanx
> > 
> > ------------------------------
> > 
> > Message: 2  
> > Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2017 12:35:00 +0200  
> > From: Martijn Brinkers \<martijn(a)ciphermail.com\>  
> > To: users(a)lists.djigzo.com  
> > Subject: Re: convert mailvelope keys from .asc format  
> > &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;to ciphermail .p12 format  
> > Message-ID: \<9ce80343-07e5-dd1d-c0ee-68f554f349b2(a)ciphermail.com\>  
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
> > 
> > Hi Ohad,
> > 
> > On 25-09-17 12:51, Ohad Hershkovitz via Users wrote:  
> > \> hello, i am trying to setup ciphermail and would like to import my  
> > existing  
> > \> keys from mailvelope. mailvelope exports .asc format and ciphermail  
> > \> requires .p\* format. how do we convert them? thanx
> > 
> > You cannot user your PGP key for S/MIME. An S/MIME is imported from a  
> > .p12 file. PGP keys get imported from .asc files.
> > 
> > To import your PGP key (.asc), click on PGP, then on left hand menu  
> > click "Import keyring", select asc file and provide password.
> > 
> > Kind regards,
> > 
> > Martijn Brinkers
> > 
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**Author:** ![martijn](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.ciphermail.com/martijn/32/127_2.png) [@martijn](https://community.ciphermail.com/u/martijn)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2017, 11:11am UTC](https://community.ciphermail.com/t/convert-mailvelope-keys-from-asc-format-to-ciphermail-p12-format/574/3 "2017-09-28T11:11:39Z")

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He was using the Android App, not the gateway 🙂

The Android App does not support PGP keys. He wanted to reuse the PGP  
key for S/MIME. Since PGP keys and S/MIME keys are completely different,  
this is not supported.

Kind regards,

Martijn

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>
> On 28-09-17 13:08, Dino Edwards via Users wrote:
> 
> > What version of ciphermail are you running?
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----  
> > From: Ohad Hershkovitz via Users [users(a)lists.djigzo.com]  
> > Received: Thursday, 28 Sep 2017, 6:29AM  
> > To: users(a)lists.djigzo.com [users(a)lists.djigzo.com]  
> > Subject: Re: convert mailvelope keys from .asc format to ciphermail .p12 format
> > 
> > thanx Martijn, but where do i select PGP? i see no such option in  
> > ciphermail...
> > 
> > Ohad
> > 
> > On Thu, Sep 28, 2017 at 1:00 PM, \<users-request(a)lists.djigzo.com\> wrote:
> > 
> > > Send Users mailing list submissions to  
> > > &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;users(a)lists.djigzo.com
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> > > &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[https://lists.djigzo.com/lists/listinfo/users](https://lists.djigzo.com/lists/listinfo/users)  
> > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to  
> > > &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;users-request(a)lists.djigzo.com
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> > > You can reach the person managing the list at  
> > > &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;users-owner(a)lists.djigzo.com
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> > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific  
> > > than "Re: Contents of Users digest..."
> > > 
> > > Today's Topics:
> > > 
> > > &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1. convert mailvelope keys from .asc format to ciphermail .p12  
> > > &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;format (Ohad Hershkovitz)  
> > > &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2. Re: convert mailvelope keys from .asc format to ciphermail  
> > > &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;.p12 format (Martijn Brinkers)
> > > 
> > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > 
> > > Message: 1  
> > > Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2017 13:51:27 +0300  
> > > From: Ohad Hershkovitz \<dr.ohad(a)gmail.com\>  
> > > To: users(a)lists.djigzo.com  
> > > Subject: convert mailvelope keys from .asc format to  
> > > &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ciphermail .p12 format  
> > > Message-ID:  
> > > &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\<CAJQwUUxJNkCSD=fLibSRwZvXsV+-P2Uvo9w+yf6sB9x7KWFitA(a)mail.  
> > > gmail.com\>  
> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
> > > 
> > > hello, i am trying to setup ciphermail and would like to import my existing  
> > > keys from mailvelope. mailvelope exports .asc format and ciphermail  
> > > requires .p\* format. how do we convert them? thanx
> > > 
> > > ------------------------------
> > > 
> > > Message: 2  
> > > Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2017 12:35:00 +0200  
> > > From: Martijn Brinkers \<martijn(a)ciphermail.com\>  
> > > To: users(a)lists.djigzo.com  
> > > Subject: Re: convert mailvelope keys from .asc format  
> > > &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;to ciphermail .p12 format  
> > > Message-ID: \<9ce80343-07e5-dd1d-c0ee-68f554f349b2(a)ciphermail.com\>  
> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
> > > 
> > > Hi Ohad,
> > > 
> > > On 25-09-17 12:51, Ohad Hershkovitz via Users wrote:
> > > 
> > > > hello, i am trying to setup ciphermail and would like to import my
> > > 
> > > existing
> > > 
> > > > keys from mailvelope. mailvelope exports .asc format and ciphermail  
> > > > requires .p\* format. how do we convert them? thanx
> > > 
> > > You cannot user your PGP key for S/MIME. An S/MIME is imported from a  
> > > .p12 file. PGP keys get imported from .asc files.
> > > 
> > > To import your PGP key (.asc), click on PGP, then on left hand menu  
> > > click "Import keyring", select asc file and provide password.
> > > 
> > > Kind regards,
> > > 
> > > Martijn Brinkers
> > > 
> > > ------------------------------
> > > 
> > > Subject: Digest Footer
> > > 
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> > > [https://lists.djigzo.com/lists/listinfo/users](https://lists.djigzo.com/lists/listinfo/users)
> > > 
> > > ------------------------------
> > > 
> > > End of Users Digest, Vol 96, Issue 1  
> > > \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*
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