From: Ted Zlatanov <tzz@lifelogs.com>
To: 9113@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#9113: 24.0.50; auth-sources: .authinfo versus .authinfo.gpg
Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:38:54 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <8762fa4or5.fsf@lifelogs.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87mxgcffq1.fsf@niu.edu>
On Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:37:17 +0100 Michael Albinus <michael.albinus@gmx.de> wrote:
MA> Ted Zlatanov <tzz@lifelogs.com> writes:
>> As a default, it seems that storing the credential data in a temporary
>> in-memory auth-source backend *by default* is the best solution.
MA> You use already password-cache.el in auth-source.el. It could be made
MA> public by allowing a :cache entry in `auth-sources'.
OK.
>> Then on exit or on `auth-source-save', if there is something in the
>> in-memory backend, we can ask the user if he wants to save the passwords
>> and where, with all the consequent UI choices. The user can pick a
>> plain file, or a plain file with password tokens, or a GPG-encrypted
>> file (with or without external support), or the platform's keychain
>> service, if available. At that time the UI can modify `auth-sources'
>> for the user.
MA> Too complicate. If a user decides for cached passwords, she shouldn't be
MA> asked for saving. It is convenient enough to enter a password only once
MA> during a session.
I'm not convinced but it does make sense, and would make the experience
simpler for the user. I've asked on the Gnus mailing list for opinions
and anyone interested can post them here too.
Ted
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2012-02-13 17:38 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 31+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-07-18 3:08 bug#9113: 24.0.50; auth-sources: .authinfo versus .authinfo.gpg Roland Winkler
2012-01-25 20:18 ` Ted Zlatanov
2012-01-26 2:02 ` Stefan Monnier
2012-01-26 15:32 ` Ted Zlatanov
2012-01-26 17:28 ` Stefan Monnier
2012-01-26 17:52 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2012-01-26 17:53 ` Achim Gratz
2012-01-26 20:01 ` bug#9113: 24.0.50; auth-sources: .authinfo versus .authinfo.gpg, bug#9113: 24.0.50; auth-sources: .authinfo versus .authinfo.gpg, " Ted Zlatanov
2012-01-26 21:41 ` Stefan Monnier
2012-01-30 16:36 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2012-01-30 22:18 ` Stefan Monnier
2012-01-30 22:21 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2012-01-31 9:00 ` Michael Albinus
2012-01-31 17:51 ` Stefan Monnier
2012-02-13 17:35 ` Ted Zlatanov
2012-02-13 18:35 ` Michael Albinus
2012-01-27 1:47 ` bug#9113: 24.0.50; auth-sources: .authinfo versus .authinfo.gpg, bug#9113: 24.0.50; auth-sources: .authinfo versus .authinfo.gpg, " Daiki Ueno
2012-01-27 16:23 ` Ted Zlatanov
2012-01-29 9:50 ` Daiki Ueno
2012-01-30 16:33 ` bug#9113: 24.0.50; auth-sources: .authinfo versus .authinfo.gpg, bug#9113: 24.0.50; auth-sources: .authinfo versus .authinfo.gpg, " Lars Ingebrigtsen
2012-01-31 6:55 ` Chong Yidong
2012-01-31 11:57 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2012-02-03 17:14 ` Kevin Rodgers
2012-01-31 11:11 ` Ted Zlatanov
2012-01-31 11:37 ` Michael Albinus
2012-02-13 17:38 ` Ted Zlatanov [this message]
2012-01-28 8:47 ` Roland Winkler
2012-01-28 19:05 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2012-01-28 19:32 ` Roland Winkler
2012-01-30 16:18 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2012-01-30 18:49 ` Roland Winkler
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