diff --git a/pgpainless-core/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/util/CRCingArmoredInputStreamWrapper.java b/pgpainless-core/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/util/CRCingArmoredInputStreamWrapper.java
index 84446bd1..5f76c112 100644
--- a/pgpainless-core/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/util/CRCingArmoredInputStreamWrapper.java
+++ b/pgpainless-core/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/util/CRCingArmoredInputStreamWrapper.java
@@ -20,6 +20,13 @@ import java.io.InputStream;
 
 import org.bouncycastle.bcpg.ArmoredInputStream;
 
+/**
+ * Utility class that causes read(bytes, offset, length) to properly throw exceptions
+ * caused by faulty CRC checksums.
+ *
+ * Furthermore, this class swallows exceptions from BC's ArmoredInputStream that are caused
+ * by missing CRC checksums.
+ */
 public class CRCingArmoredInputStreamWrapper extends ArmoredInputStream {
 
     private final ArmoredInputStream inputStream;
@@ -63,7 +70,16 @@ public class CRCingArmoredInputStreamWrapper extends ArmoredInputStream {
 
     @Override
     public int read() throws IOException {
-        return inputStream.read();
+        try {
+            return inputStream.read();
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            if (e.getMessage().equals("no crc found in armored message.") || e.getMessage().equals("crc check not found.")) {
+                // swallow exception
+                return -1;
+            } else {
+                throw e;
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/pgpainless-core/src/test/java/org/pgpainless/decryption_verification/MissingCRCInAsciiArmorIsOkayTest.java b/pgpainless-core/src/test/java/org/pgpainless/decryption_verification/MissingCRCInAsciiArmorIsOkayTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..874fe314
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pgpainless-core/src/test/java/org/pgpainless/decryption_verification/MissingCRCInAsciiArmorIsOkayTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2021 Paul Schaub.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.pgpainless.decryption_verification;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNotNull;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+import org.bouncycastle.openpgp.PGPException;
+import org.bouncycastle.openpgp.PGPSecretKeyRing;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.pgpainless.PGPainless;
+import org.pgpainless.key.OpenPgpV4Fingerprint;
+
+public class MissingCRCInAsciiArmorIsOkayTest {
+
+    /**
+     * This test verifies, whether PGPainless can read PGPSecretKeyRings from ASCII armored encodings
+     * where the armor is missing its CRC checksum.
+     * @see <a href="https://tests.sequoia-pgp.org/#Mangled_ASCII_Armored_Key">Sequoia Test Suite</a>
+     * @throws PGPException
+     * @throws IOException
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void missingCRCInArmoredKeyDoesNotCauseException() throws PGPException, IOException {
+        String KEY = "-----BEGIN PGP PRIVATE KEY BLOCK-----\n" +
+                "Comment: Bob's OpenPGP Transferable Secret Key\n" +
+                "\n" +
+                "lQVYBF2lnPIBDAC5cL9PQoQLTMuhjbYvb4Ncuuo0bfmgPRFywX53jPhoFf4Zg6mv\n" +
+                "/seOXpgecTdOcVttfzC8ycIKrt3aQTiwOG/ctaR4Bk/t6ayNFfdUNxHWk4WCKzdz\n" +
+                "/56fW2O0F23qIRd8UUJp5IIlN4RDdRCtdhVQIAuzvp2oVy/LaS2kxQoKvph/5pQ/\n" +
+                "5whqsyroEWDJoSV0yOb25B/iwk/pLUFoyhDG9bj0kIzDxrEqW+7Ba8nocQlecMF3\n" +
+                "X5KMN5kp2zraLv9dlBBpWW43XktjcCZgMy20SouraVma8Je/ECwUWYUiAZxLIlMv\n" +
+                "9CurEOtxUw6N3RdOtLmYZS9uEnn5y1UkF88o8Nku890uk6BrewFzJyLAx5wRZ4F0\n" +
+                "qV/yq36UWQ0JB/AUGhHVPdFf6pl6eaxBwT5GXvbBUibtf8YI2og5RsgTWtXfU7eb\n" +
+                "SGXrl5ZMpbA6mbfhd0R8aPxWfmDWiIOhBufhMCvUHh1sApMKVZnvIff9/0Dca3wb\n" +
+                "vLIwa3T4CyshfT0AEQEAAQAL/RZqbJW2IqQDCnJi4Ozm++gPqBPiX1RhTWSjwxfM\n" +
+                "cJKUZfzLj414rMKm6Jh1cwwGY9jekROhB9WmwaaKT8HtcIgrZNAlYzANGRCM4TLK\n" +
+                "3VskxfSwKKna8l+s+mZglqbAjUg3wmFuf9Tj2xcUZYmyRm1DEmcN2ZzpvRtHgX7z\n" +
+                "Wn1mAKUlSDJZSQks0zjuMNbupcpyJokdlkUg2+wBznBOTKzgMxVNC9b2g5/tMPUs\n" +
+                "hGGWmF1UH+7AHMTaS6dlmr2ZBIyogdnfUqdNg5sZwsxSNrbglKP4sqe7X61uEAIQ\n" +
+                "bD7rT3LonLbhkrj3I8wilUD8usIwt5IecoHhd9HziqZjRCc1BUBkboUEoyedbDV4\n" +
+                "i4qfsFZ6CEWoLuD5pW7dEp0M+WeuHXO164Rc+LnH6i1VQrpb1Okl4qO6ejIpIjBI\n" +
+                "1t3GshtUu/mwGBBxs60KBX5g77mFQ9lLCRj8lSYqOsHRKBhUp4qM869VA+fD0BRP\n" +
+                "fqPT0I9IH4Oa/A3jYJcg622GwQYA1LhnP208Waf6PkQSJ6kyr8ymY1yVh9VBE/g6\n" +
+                "fRDYA+pkqKnw9wfH2Qho3ysAA+OmVOX8Hldg+Pc0Zs0e5pCavb0En8iFLvTA0Q2E\n" +
+                "LR5rLue9uD7aFuKFU/VdcddY9Ww/vo4k5p/tVGp7F8RYCFn9rSjIWbfvvZi1q5Tx\n" +
+                "+akoZbga+4qQ4WYzB/obdX6SCmi6BndcQ1QdjCCQU6gpYx0MddVERbIp9+2SXDyL\n" +
+                "hpxjSyz+RGsZi/9UAshT4txP4+MZBgDfK3ZqtW+h2/eMRxkANqOJpxSjMyLO/FXN\n" +
+                "WxzTDYeWtHNYiAlOwlQZEPOydZFty9IVzzNFQCIUCGjQ/nNyhw7adSgUk3+BXEx/\n" +
+                "MyJPYY0BYuhLxLYcrfQ9nrhaVKxRJj25SVHj2ASsiwGJRZW4CC3uw40OYxfKEvNC\n" +
+                "mer/VxM3kg8qqGf9KUzJ1dVdAvjyx2Hz6jY2qWCyRQ6IMjWHyd43C4r3jxooYKUC\n" +
+                "YnstRQyb/gCSKahveSEjo07CiXMr88UGALwzEr3npFAsPW3osGaFLj49y1oRe11E\n" +
+                "he9gCHFm+fuzbXrWmdPjYU5/ZdqdojzDqfu4ThfnipknpVUM1o6MQqkjM896FHm8\n" +
+                "zbKVFSMhEP6DPHSCexMFrrSgN03PdwHTO6iBaIBBFqmGY01tmJ03SxvSpiBPON9P\n" +
+                "NVvy/6UZFedTq8A07OUAxO62YUSNtT5pmK2vzs3SAZJmbFbMh+NN204TRI72GlqT\n" +
+                "t5hcfkuv8hrmwPS/ZR6q312mKQ6w/1pqO9qitCFCb2IgQmFiYmFnZSA8Ym9iQG9w\n" +
+                "ZW5wZ3AuZXhhbXBsZT6JAc4EEwEKADgCGwMFCwkIBwIGFQoJCAsCBBYCAwECHgEC\n" +
+                "F4AWIQTRpm4aI7GCyZgPeIz7/MgqAV5zMAUCXaWe+gAKCRD7/MgqAV5zMG9sC/9U\n" +
+                "2T3RrqEbw533FPNfEflhEVRIZ8gDXKM8hU6cqqEzCmzZT6xYTe6sv4y+PJBGXJFX\n" +
+                "yhj0g6FDkSyboM5litOcTupURObVqMgA/Y4UKERznm4fzzH9qek85c4ljtLyNufe\n" +
+                "doL2pp3vkGtn7eD0QFRaLLmnxPKQ/TlZKdLE1G3u8Uot8QHicaR6GnAdc5UXQJE3\n" +
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+                "L8a/56AuOwhs8llkSuiITjR7r9SgKJC2WlAHl7E8lhJ3VDW3ELC56KH308d6mwOG\n" +
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+                "BVgEXaWc8gEMANYwv1xsYyunXYK0X1vY/rP1NNPvhLyLIE7NpK90YNBj+xS1ldGD\n" +
+                "bUdZqZeef2xJe8gMQg05DoD1DF3GipZ0Ies65beh+d5hegb7N4pzh0LzrBrVNHar\n" +
+                "29b5ExdI7i4iYD5TO6Vr/qTUOiAN/byqELEzAb+L+b2DVz/RoCm4PIp1DU9ewcc2\n" +
+                "WB38Ofqut3nLYA5tqJ9XvAiEQme+qAVcM3ZFcaMt4I4dXhDZZNg+D9LiTWcxdUPB\n" +
+                "leu8iwDRjAgyAhPzpFp+nWoqWA81uIiULWD1Fj+IVoY3ZvgivoYOiEFBJ9lbb4te\n" +
+                "g9m5UT/AaVDTWuHzbspVlbiVe+qyB77C2daWzNyx6UYBPLOo4r0t0c91kbNE5lgj\n" +
+                "Z7xz6los0N1U8vq91EFSeQJoSQ62XWavYmlCLmdNT6BNfgh4icLsT7Vr1QMX9jzn\n" +
+                "JtTPxdXytSdHvpSpULsqJ016l0dtmONcK3z9mj5N5z0k1tg1AH970TGYOe2aUcSx\n" +
+                "IRDMXDOPyzEfjwARAQABAAv9F2CwsjS+Sjh1M1vegJbZjei4gF1HHpEM0K0PSXsp\n" +
+                "SfVvpR4AoSJ4He6CXSMWg0ot8XKtDuZoV9jnJaES5UL9pMAD7JwIOqZm/DYVJM5h\n" +
+                "OASCh1c356/wSbFbzRHPtUdZO9Q30WFNJM5pHbCJPjtNoRmRGkf71RxtvHBzy7np\n" +
+                "Ga+W6U/NVKHw0i0CYwMI0YlKDakYW3Pm+QL+gHZFvngGweTod0f9l2VLLAmeQR/c\n" +
+                "+EZs7lNumhuZ8mXcwhUc9JQIhOkpO+wreDysEFkAcsKbkQP3UDUsA1gFx9pbMzT0\n" +
+                "tr1oZq2a4QBtxShHzP/ph7KLpN+6qtjks3xB/yjTgaGmtrwM8tSe0wD1RwXS+/1o\n" +
+                "BHpXTnQ7TfeOGUAu4KCoOQLv6ELpKWbRBLWuiPwMdbGpvVFALO8+kvKAg9/r+/ny\n" +
+                "zM2GQHY+J3Jh5JxPiJnHfXNZjIKLbFbIPdSKNyJBuazXW8xIa//mEHMI5OcvsZBK\n" +
+                "clAIp7LXzjEjKXIwHwDcTn9pBgDpdOKTHOtJ3JUKx0rWVsDH6wq6iKV/FTVSY5jl\n" +
+                "zN+puOEsskF1Lfxn9JsJihAVO3yNsp6RvkKtyNlFazaCVKtDAmkjoh60XNxcNRqr\n" +
+                "gCnwdpbgdHP6v/hvZY54ZaJjz6L2e8unNEkYLxDt8cmAyGPgH2XgL7giHIp9jrsQ\n" +
+                "aS381gnYwNX6wE1aEikgtY91nqJjwPlibF9avSyYQoMtEqM/1UjTjB2KdD/MitK5\n" +
+                "fP0VpvuXpNYZedmyq4UOMwdkiNMGAOrfmOeT0olgLrTMT5H97Cn3Yxbk13uXHNu/\n" +
+                "ZUZZNe8s+QtuLfUlKAJtLEUutN33TlWQY522FV0m17S+b80xJib3yZVJteVurrh5\n" +
+                "HSWHAM+zghQAvCesg5CLXa2dNMkTCmZKgCBvfDLZuZbjFwnwCI6u/NhOY9egKuUf\n" +
+                "SA/je/RXaT8m5VxLYMxwqQXKApzD87fv0tLPlVIEvjEsaf992tFEFSNPcG1l/jpd\n" +
+                "5AVXw6kKuf85UkJtYR1x2MkQDrqY1QX/XMw00kt8y9kMZUre19aCArcmor+hDhRJ\n" +
+                "E3Gt4QJrD9z/bICESw4b4z2DbgD/Xz9IXsA/r9cKiM1h5QMtXvuhyfVeM01enhxM\n" +
+                "GbOH3gjqqGNKysx0UODGEwr6AV9hAd8RWXMchJLaExK9J5SRawSg671ObAU24SdY\n" +
+                "vMQ9Z4kAQ2+1ReUZzf3ogSMRZtMT+d18gT6L90/y+APZIaoArLPhebIAGq39HLmJ\n" +
+                "26x3z0WAgrpA1kNsjXEXkoiZGPLKIGoe3hqJAbYEGAEKACAWIQTRpm4aI7GCyZgP\n" +
+                "eIz7/MgqAV5zMAUCXaWc8gIbDAAKCRD7/MgqAV5zMOn/C/9ugt+HZIwX308zI+QX\n" +
+                "c5vDLReuzmJ3ieE0DMO/uNSC+K1XEioSIZP91HeZJ2kbT9nn9fuReuoff0T0Dief\n" +
+                "rbwcIQQHFFkrqSp1K3VWmUGp2JrUsXFVdjy/fkBIjTd7c5boWljv/6wAsSfiv2V0\n" +
+                "JSM8EFU6TYXxswGjFVfc6X97tJNeIrXL+mpSmPPqy2bztcCCHkWS5lNLWQw+R7Vg\n" +
+                "71Fe6yBSNVrqC2/imYG2J9zlowjx1XU63Wdgqp2Wxt0l8OmsB/W80S1fRF5G4SDH\n" +
+                "s9HXglXXqPsBRZJYfP+VStm9L5P/sKjCcX6WtZR7yS6G8zj/X767MLK/djANvpPd\n" +
+                "NVniEke6hM3CNBXYPAMhQBMWhCulcoz+0lxi8L34rMN+Dsbma96psdUrn7uLaB91\n" +
+                "6we0CTfF8qqm7BsVAgalon/UUiuMY80U3ueoj3okiSTiHIjD/YtpXSPioC8nMng7\n" +
+                "xqAY9Bwizt4FWgXuLm1a4+So4V9j1TRCXd12Uc2l2RNmgDE=\n" +
+                "-----END PGP PRIVATE KEY BLOCK-----";
+
+        PGPSecretKeyRing key = PGPainless.readKeyRing().secretKeyRing(KEY);
+        assertNotNull(key);
+        assertEquals(new OpenPgpV4Fingerprint("D1A66E1A23B182C9980F788CFBFCC82A015E7330"), new OpenPgpV4Fingerprint(key));
+    }
+}