From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Stefan Monnier Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: can emacs use the mac os x keychain? Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:01:50 +0200 Message-ID: References: <370a1897-25aa-418f-9631-1570dfa99de3@z7g2000yqb.googlegroups.com> <87633kaess.fsf@lifelogs.com> <8d7c78ee-6ba8-448a-8f86-3d585e1af77f@u32g2000vbc.googlegroups.com> <87vd8z2myy.fsf@lifelogs.com> <01ea3506-d715-491d-b360-3abf34e98013@i31g2000yqm.googlegroups.com> <87r5iq1hjk.fsf@lifelogs.com> <871vanu08g.fsf@lifelogs.com> <1622C7E7-9B12-4D53-954A-70A4BFBA0775@gmail.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1280408534 23043 80.91.229.12 (29 Jul 2010 13:02:14 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:02:14 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Ted Zlatanov , Emacs Development To: Adrian Robert Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Jul 29 15:02:12 2010 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OeSkU-0002tU-3f for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:02:10 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:41014 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1OeSkT-0002Yy-CM for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:02:09 -0400 Original-Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=54588 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1OeSkI-0002YN-PY for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:01:59 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OeSkD-0004Fl-Jf for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:01:58 -0400 Original-Received: from impaqm1.telefonica.net ([213.4.138.1]:13745) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OeSkD-0004FF-EZ for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:01:53 -0400 Original-Received: from IMPmailhost4.adm.correo ([10.20.102.125]) by IMPaqm1.telefonica.net with bizsmtp id nl0o1e00o2iL0W201p1ru0; Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:01:51 +0200 Original-Received: from ceviche.home ([83.61.51.16]) by IMPmailhost4.adm.correo with BIZ IMP id np1r1e0020LyJBX1kp1rUo; Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:01:51 +0200 X-Brightmail-Tracker: AAAAAA== X-TE-authinfo: authemail="monnier$movistar.es" |auth_email="monnier@movistar.es" X-TE-AcuTerraCos: auth_cuTerraCos="cosuitnetc01" Original-Received: by ceviche.home (Postfix, from userid 20848) id DF20D66361; Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:01:50 +0200 (CEST) In-Reply-To: <1622C7E7-9B12-4D53-954A-70A4BFBA0775@gmail.com> (Adrian Robert's message of "Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:31:43 +0300") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.0.50 (gnu/linux) X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:127960 Archived-At: TZ> 1) define a helper protocol to pass auth request parameters in the TZ> environment somehow TZ> 2) read the password back securely TZ> 3) write an implementation that works with the Mac OS X keychain >> Adrian, is there any chance that the NS Emacs port can provide those >> keychain functions through an ELisp layer? It would make it easier and >> more secure to get user passwords, plus users wouldn't need to install >> the helper program. > A useful-sounding idea but seems mainly like something that would be > a third-party package or maybe part of Aquamacs. Why do you think so? I think access to the system's standard keychain facility would be good to have in general, on all systems. Stefan