Re: can emacs use the mac os x keychain?

[Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu>]

In article <87633kaess.fsf@lifelogs.com>,
 Ted Zlatanov <tzz@lifelogs.com> wrote:

> On Wed, 21 Apr 2010 00:02:17 -0400 Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> 
> wrote: 
> 
> BM> In article 
> BM> <370a1897-25aa-418f-9631-1570dfa99de3@z7g2000yqb.googlegroups.com>,
> BM>  vm user <emacs_user@hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> >> hi all, several emacs packages such as tramp and VM ask for
> >> passwords.  does anyone know how to make emacs get the password from
> >> the mac os x keychain instead of having to type it every time?
> >> thanks...
> 
> BM> If you're using tramp's ssh method, you can install SSHKeychain.
> 
> Can this be called by other code?  I could add support in
> auth-source.el to look in the OS X keychain.

SSHKeychain operates an ssh-agent, so it's only useful for applications 
that use SSH keys.

Here's the docuemntation of Apple's Keychain API:

http://developer.apple.com/mac/library/documentation/Security/Reference/k
eychainservices/Reference/reference.html

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Barry Margolin, barmar@alum.mit.edu
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