From: Colin Baxter <m43cap@yandex.com>
To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
Subject: Re: An org password manager
Date: Sun, 11 May 2014 14:56:58 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87fvkg4dw5.fsf@redstar.home> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 87iopcad7f.fsf@gmail.com
Hi,
You can ensure a gpg buffer doesn't leave any traces by using a
minor-mode called "sensitive" which disables backups and auto-save. The code is
available on the Internet, but I'll post it here if anyone is
interested.
Best wishes,
Colin.
> Dear Jorge,
>
> Neat!! Thanks for providing the details.
>
> I've been using a somewhat similar approach with a lot less functionality
> for a few years, but as I reported in the org email list, something I find
> unsettling is that if an encrypted buffer is killed right when it is being
> opened (when you just typed the password ---sure, low probability, but not
> zero), part of the contents of the encrypted buffer are left, as plain
> text, in other buffer(s).
>
> I reported this here
>
> http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-orgmode/2011-12/msg00841.html
>
> and I still experience the problem (I just try it not to happen). Is
> this not affecting you at all? I'd have thought it would, since you are
> also using a timer to kill the buffer, and it could fire right after you
> enter the password.
>
>
> Best,
>
>
> R.
>
>
> On Sun, 11-05-2014, at 07:21, Jorge A. Alfaro-Murillo
> <jorge.a.alfaro@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi! I have been using org for managing passwords for a some time now. In
>> case someone is interested, the code is in:
>> https://bitbucket.org/alfaromurillo/org-passwords.el
>>
>> To consult the database, the code provides a function to open the Org
>> file with the passwords in Read-Only mode, sets a timer after which the
>> buffer is killed and provides functions for copying the password without
>> it getting into the kill-ring. It also provides two types of functions
>> for generating passwords: strings of random characters, and random words
>> of the correcthorsebatterystaple-type. The README file in bitbucket has
>> detailed information about the usage.
>>
>> If there is interest from the community this can also go to /contrib.
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Jorge.
--
Colin Baxter
http://www.colin-baxter.com
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2014-05-11 14:15 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 23+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2014-05-11 5:21 An org password manager Jorge A. Alfaro-Murillo
2014-05-11 5:47 ` Igor Sosa Mayor
2014-05-11 9:15 ` Ramon Diaz-Uriarte
2014-05-11 13:56 ` Colin Baxter [this message]
2014-05-12 8:20 ` Ramon Diaz-Uriarte
2014-05-12 14:35 ` Colin Baxter
2014-05-12 22:12 ` Ramon Diaz-Uriarte
2014-05-13 11:51 ` Colin Baxter
2014-05-13 12:40 ` Jorge A. Alfaro-Murillo
2014-05-14 10:01 ` Colin Baxter
2014-05-16 13:03 ` Ramon Diaz-Uriarte
2014-05-11 17:13 ` Jorge A. Alfaro-Murillo
2014-05-11 17:20 ` Jorge A. Alfaro-Murillo
2014-05-12 8:22 ` Ramon Diaz-Uriarte
2014-05-12 20:51 ` Cayetano Santos
2014-05-21 7:32 ` Bastien
2014-05-21 11:53 ` Michael Albinus
2014-06-05 14:36 ` Jorge A. Alfaro-Murillo
2014-06-06 9:39 ` Michael Albinus
2014-05-31 16:09 ` Jorge A. Alfaro-Murillo
2014-06-01 19:17 ` Bastien
2014-06-02 17:38 ` Bastien
2014-06-02 17:53 ` Jorge A. Alfaro-Murillo
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