From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Adrian Robert Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: can emacs use the mac os x keychain? Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:31:43 +0300 Message-ID: <1622C7E7-9B12-4D53-954A-70A4BFBA0775@gmail.com> References: <370a1897-25aa-418f-9631-1570dfa99de3@z7g2000yqb.googlegroups.com> <87633kaess.fsf@lifelogs.com> <8d7c78ee-6ba8-448a-8f86-3d585e1af77f@u32g2000vbc.googlegroups.com> <87vd8z2myy.fsf@lifelogs.com> <01ea3506-d715-491d-b360-3abf34e98013@i31g2000yqm.googlegroups.com> <87r5iq1hjk.fsf@lifelogs.com> <871vanu08g.fsf@lifelogs.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1081) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1280377920 26419 80.91.229.12 (29 Jul 2010 04:32:00 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:32:00 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Emacs Development To: Ted Zlatanov Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Jul 29 06:31:59 2010 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OeKml-0006Xm-0k for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:31:59 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:48916 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1OeKmj-0001nm-VG for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:31:57 -0400 Original-Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=32854 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1OeKmb-0001nV-IN for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:31:50 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OeKma-0002R1-Ce for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:31:49 -0400 Original-Received: from mail-ey0-f169.google.com ([209.85.215.169]:44111) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OeKma-0002Qq-7S for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:31:48 -0400 Original-Received: by eydd26 with SMTP id d26so24707eyd.0 for ; Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:31:46 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:subject:mime-version :content-type:from:in-reply-to:date:cc:content-transfer-encoding :message-id:references:to:x-mailer; bh=3NcG2+fD1Zh7PbTeXD6Vu9A6HbcrezY/ijQIUGQ2G54=; b=OC7lOtoemfQfmthQG4DvlM+IZEnNZVCncn1miHGOrUcL7KRoJaliiro5ln/0iLF9iM 0EQoEx+5Gc+cbSjYantj6YPR9FYyeC4h4+UC+2jHmm7vXFRW3M6ev+kPnxY9Fh5ZJPPZ M4QLHzLX9cE/8qnrd3jKGjHMKETo2SzTsN+KM= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=subject:mime-version:content-type:from:in-reply-to:date:cc :content-transfer-encoding:message-id:references:to:x-mailer; b=FU21g25YaSlNjAkfIZYJCnLLQSdYwcgCDhkJPqu51W3ft4CiV0h6/yg44uC0mcQxHT 9DTd4BprSS8A/VGBROLZ8dsaWu3XYjLdMR0lupVTOQTX5gwxXfZJzdKfgzxgkh1rYFsO 5dsNkuy2BaA+rXI8glvsIULITe1XqBVWSa378= Original-Received: by 10.213.25.145 with SMTP id z17mr6686845ebb.84.1280377906468; Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:31:46 -0700 (PDT) Original-Received: from [10.0.1.2] (dsl-hkibrasgw2-ff6ec300-110.dhcp.inet.fi [88.195.110.110]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id v8sm557964eeh.2.2010.07.28.21.31.45 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:31:45 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <871vanu08g.fsf@lifelogs.com> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1081) X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 2) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:127953 Archived-At: > TZ> 1) define a helper protocol to pass auth request parameters in the > TZ> environment somehow >=20 > TZ> 2) read the password back securely >=20 > TZ> 3) write an implementation that works with the Mac OS X keychain >=20 > Adrian, is there any chance that the NS Emacs port can provide those > keychain functions through an ELisp layer? It would make it easier = and > more secure to get user passwords, plus users wouldn't need to install > the helper program. A useful-sounding idea but seems mainly like something that would be a = third-party package or maybe part of Aquamacs. Are there any = platform-independent parts of the needed functionality that the NS port = lacks and Emacs on X11 or W32 has?