From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: William Case Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Is there an emacs security answer vs vim?? Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2006 13:32:20 -0500 Message-ID: <1164652340.2782.36.camel@CASE> NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1164654471 8195 80.91.229.2 (27 Nov 2006 19:07:51 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2006 19:07:51 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Nov 27 20:07:48 2006 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by ciao.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1GoloM-0001RS-JC for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 27 Nov 2006 20:06:38 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1GoloM-0001kL-4u for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 27 Nov 2006 14:06:38 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1GolHl-0000xU-Aw for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 27 Nov 2006 13:32:57 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1GolHj-0000w4-IQ for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 27 Nov 2006 13:32:56 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1GolHj-0000vk-FG for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 27 Nov 2006 13:32:55 -0500 Original-Received: from [68.142.225.205] (helo=smtp107.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com) by monty-python.gnu.org with smtp (Exim 4.52) id 1GolHi-00070e-Iz for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 27 Nov 2006 13:32:55 -0500 Original-Received: (qmail 29131 invoked from network); 27 Nov 2006 18:32:53 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=rogers.com; h=Received:X-YMail-OSG:Subject:From:To:Content-Type:Date:Message-Id:Mime-Version:X-Mailer:Content-Transfer-Encoding; b=3PvZJLkX/c7FaAKZVWo9MIquOcLvR9a2qHyKDWGf2BFURAxoQLxriIO6DXwngkwzGzeFT0dOCBrhrvl7wds3jiySHHgPM3bdenQkGI+dPFO+b2OLo7CAw5+Ybmx89CT7XpvavJQmTCT8YQoS5W8jgBXOFUvIDuO3ZqF0lyHwtew= ; Original-Received: from unknown (HELO ?192.168.1.4?) (billlinux@rogers.com@74.104.100.126 with plain) by smtp107.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com with SMTP; 27 Nov 2006 18:32:53 -0000 X-YMail-OSG: O2JJOSYVM1mIADZafG_N_AYlmbDc61c.bgfTJ2CepQBOIzN_r5MAjfJtws7_CQk8NpJoQw93ciyIZLo_gjXDf3tlCwfpu9uKo9UAcz.rGMxLl5RShDjxhQ-- Original-To: EMACS List X-Mailer: Evolution 2.8.1.1 (2.8.1.1-3.fc6) X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:39043 Archived-At: Hi; I use emacs. I posed a security question on the Fedora list. Got some useful answers but then the thread drifted off to a discussion of vim -x. No mention of emacs. Is there an emacs answer? Original question: "Need suggestions for a good lockbox -- a specialized application or an appropriate technique for locking away sensitive personal information. I am not normally a paranoid security freak. I keep my single user (and occasional guests) desktop and Internet system fairly open and loose. However, I would like to create one secure file or folder in which I can record as text things like a long list of user names and passwords for web sites -- to range from minor not often used sites, to Bank Accounts, paypal, some personal data with serial numbers etc. Is there a special program that exists for creating and locking up such a file without interfering with my generally open way of doing things? Any recommendations graciously received." Vim answer: "If you want something really simple, there is: vi -x filename It will prompt for the encryption key and keep the file copy encrypted." My thread then drifted into a discussion by respondents about vim -x ! I prefer using emacs, is there a way to use or set up a protected (encrypted ??) emacs file or directory? -- Regards Bill