From: Daiki Ueno <ueno@gnu.org>
To: Teodor Zlatanov <tzz@lifelogs.com>
Cc: 15552-done@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#15552: 24.3.50; epa-file-cache-passphrase-for-symmetric-encryption not respected with GnuPG 2.x
Date: Tue, 08 Oct 2013 08:41:40 +0900 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87fvscwswx.fsf-ueno-ueno@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87r4bx0xsk.fsf@flea.lifelogs.com> (Teodor Zlatanov's message of "Mon, 07 Oct 2013 13:56:59 -0400")
tags 15552 notabug
thanks
Teodor Zlatanov <tzz@lifelogs.com> writes:
> 1. On the local system, install GnuPG 2.x and don't run the gpg-agent
> 2. Set epa-file-cache-passphrase-for-symmetric-encryption to t
> 3. Open file.gpg: password dialog pops up
> 4. close file.gpg
> 5. Open file.gpg: password dialog pops up again
>
> Step (5) should not prompt. It works properly with GnuPG 1.x.
That's intended behavior. It is documented and I stated a number of
times the reason and why I chose such a lengthy name of the variable and
the default is nil:
1. Emacs heap is not so secure
2. Using Emacs for password input degrades the security
You never hear or remember.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2013-10-07 23:41 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 16+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2013-10-07 17:56 bug#15552: 24.3.50; epa-file-cache-passphrase-for-symmetric-encryption not respected with GnuPG 2.x Teodor Zlatanov
2013-10-07 23:41 ` Daiki Ueno [this message]
2013-10-08 0:46 ` Ted Zlatanov
2013-10-08 3:14 ` Stefan Monnier
2013-10-08 7:03 ` Daiki Ueno
2013-10-08 10:47 ` Ted Zlatanov
2013-10-08 17:17 ` Stefan Monnier
2013-10-08 21:51 ` Daiki Ueno
2013-10-09 3:01 ` Stefan Monnier
2013-10-09 3:53 ` Daiki Ueno
2013-10-09 9:32 ` Ted Zlatanov
2013-10-09 12:40 ` Stefan Monnier
2013-10-10 3:08 ` Daiki Ueno
2013-10-10 13:25 ` Ted Zlatanov
2013-10-10 14:31 ` Stefan Monnier
2013-10-10 14:32 ` Stefan Monnier
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