Re: Hiding passwords in password file?

["Jose A. Ortega Ruiz" <jaortega@acm.org>]

"Felix E. Klee" <felix.klee@inka.de> writes:

> Hi,
> 
> I store most of my passwords (though the really critical ones are only in my 
> head) in a large file whose format is roughly as follows:
>   <some-site-name>:
>     login:    <some-login>
>     password: <some-password>
>     ...
>   ...

hi,

a simple way to tackle with this issue is to use outline mode, and
write

* <some-site-name>:
** login: <some-login>
** password: <some-password>

with

-*-mode: outline -*-

at the beginning of your password file [0]. add a hook so that, when
loadig the file, all tree are colapsed, and emacs will show you just
something like:

* <some-site-name>...

* <some-other-site-name>...

and so on. then, use C-c @ C-e on a site name to expand just that
site's info [1]

just an idea.

cheers,
jao


[0] if you don't like the '*', you can customize the prefix unix uses
for recognizing outline entries by changing the variable 'outline-regexp'
[1] google for outline-magic.el for an easierway of
expanding/colapsing entries using the TAB key

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