From: Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen@web.de>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Saving gpg password on the file itself
Date: Thu, 07 May 2015 15:36:28 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87sib833xf.fsf@web.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: CAAdUY-JZM=QCjtBFk0VWD=5O-yDH5477MOU4taiL5MCGGzOoCg@mail.gmail.com
Artur Malabarba <bruce.connor.am@gmail.com> writes:
> I have a single encrypted file in my system, diary.org.gpg.
> It's doesn't contain hugely sensitive information, and its password
> does not coincide with any other password I use.
>
> I don't want to setup a whole encryption keychain (or whatever that
> stuff is called) on my system, I'm fine with typing the password once
> when I open the file. The only thing that bothers me, is typing it
> twice every time I save.
I assume you are using epa.el (here it is used automatically when
working with gpg encrypted files).
As you describe your situation, I guess you could be happy with
(setq epa-file-cache-passphrase-for-symmetric-encryption t)
You could also read (info "(epa) Caching Passphrases").
HTH,
Michael.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2015-05-07 13:36 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2015-05-07 9:26 Saving gpg password on the file itself Artur Malabarba
2015-05-07 13:36 ` Michael Heerdegen [this message]
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2015-05-07 13:42 ` Ted Zlatanov
2015-05-07 16:09 ` Artur Malabarba
2015-05-09 16:40 ` Artur Malabarba
2015-05-09 17:07 ` Jorge A. Alfaro-Murillo
[not found] ` <mailman.2671.1431189609.904.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2015-05-11 15:32 ` Ted Zlatanov
2015-05-11 16:16 ` Artur Malabarba
[not found] ` <mailman.2789.1431361022.904.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2015-05-11 17:49 ` Ted Zlatanov
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