From: Teodor Zlatanov <tzz@lifelogs.com>
To: 15553@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#15553: 24.3.50; epg.el and GnuPG 2.x cause unavoidable pinentry prompts for symmetrically encrypted files
Date: Mon, 07 Oct 2013 14:03:08 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87mwml0xib.fsf@flea.lifelogs.com> (raw)
1. Install GnuPG 2.x, don't run gpg-agent
2. Open file.gpg, X or curses pinentry dialog pops up
The suggested workaround is to run gpg-agent.
Problems:
- on a headless server this can lock up Emacs
- if the GPG agent is dead, locked up, or not running, there's no remedy
- the X pinentry dialog is very non-specific ("Enter passphrase") so
there's no way to know what passphrase is being requested and why if
you don't have the specific instance in focus.
- there's no way to avoid the prompt in favor of an Emacs minibuffer query
In GNU Emacs 24.3.50.2 (x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.4.4)
of 2013-09-20 on flea.lifelogs.com
Bzr revision: 114415 rgm@gnu.org-20130921005207-1eq49miu7feptu8i
Windowing system distributor `The X.Org Foundation', version 11.0.11304000
System Description: Gentoo Base System release 2.2
next reply other threads:[~2013-10-07 18:03 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2013-10-07 18:03 Teodor Zlatanov [this message]
2013-10-07 23:54 ` bug#15553: 24.3.50; epg.el and GnuPG 2.x cause unavoidable pinentry prompts for symmetrically encrypted files Daiki Ueno
2013-10-08 1:01 ` Ted Zlatanov
2013-10-08 1:43 ` Daiki Ueno
2013-10-08 3:27 ` Stefan Monnier
2013-10-08 7:07 ` Daiki Ueno
2013-10-08 16:57 ` Stefan Monnier
2013-10-09 0:39 ` Daiki Ueno
2013-10-09 3:05 ` Stefan Monnier
2013-10-09 4:10 ` Daiki Ueno
2013-10-10 0:33 ` Stefan Monnier
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