From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Ted Zlatanov <tzz@lifelogs.com>
Cc: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: bug#7487: 24.0.50; Gnus nnimap broken
Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2010 15:56:10 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <jwvbp4t5p25.fsf-monnier+emacs@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <8739q54g7x.fsf@lifelogs.com> (Ted Zlatanov's message of "Fri, 10 Dec 2010 12:48:02 -0600")
>>>> that I'm tempted to go back to just storing this data in the plain-text
>>>> ~/.authinfo file until all this has been worked out.
>>> No!!!! Or only after prompting the user five times for
>>> (different) confirmation.
LMI> If you look at other widely used software packages, like Firefox, they
LMI> default to just storing the passwords in an (obfuscated) non-encrypted
LMI> file. I don't think that's such a bad default.
> It's a terrible default IMO. But you knew I'd say that :)
I also find it terrible. Tho it is at least protected by a 3-way prompt
(tho only 1 rather than 5).
LMI> If you want a more complicated credential storage setup, then that
LMI> should be a user option, not a default. At present, the ~/.authinfo.gpg
LMI> credential storage is not something you can present to a normal user and
LMI> expect them to understand at all.
> How about a .sgpg or .spg extension that signals EPA/EPG that only
> symmetric encryption is desired?
I think that will only push the problem elsewhere, which is "which file
name to use: .authinfo.gpg or .authinfo.spg". It seems simpler to just
let the user configure the behavior she wants. By default just use
symmetric encryption.
Stefan
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Thread overview: 27+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
[not found] <mailman.0.1290791691.11667.bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2010-11-28 2:56 ` bug#7487: 24.0.50; Gnus nnimap broken Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
[not found] ` <m3ipziupey.fsf@quimbies.gnus.org>
2010-12-06 16:11 ` Ted Zlatanov
2010-12-07 23:32 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2010-12-08 17:00 ` Jason Rumney
2010-12-09 21:15 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2010-12-10 2:55 ` Stefan Monnier
[not found] ` <ids61l$jr6$2@quimby.gnus.org>
2010-12-10 16:18 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2010-12-08 17:05 ` Jason Rumney
2010-12-08 23:32 ` Stefan Monnier
2010-12-09 21:10 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
[not found] ` <mailman.1.1291931529.5417.bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2010-12-10 18:48 ` Ted Zlatanov
2010-12-10 20:56 ` Stefan Monnier [this message]
[not found] ` <mailman.38.1292016144.4804.bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2010-12-13 3:19 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2010-12-13 17:08 ` Ted Zlatanov
2010-12-13 20:11 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2010-12-14 1:08 ` Daiki Ueno
2010-12-15 2:06 ` Daiki Ueno
[not found] ` <mailman.3.1292379760.6505.bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2010-12-15 14:39 ` Ted Zlatanov
2010-12-15 22:05 ` Daiki Ueno
2010-12-15 23:42 ` Daiki Ueno
2010-12-16 2:45 ` Daiki Ueno
[not found] ` <mailman.13.1292467961.28766.bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2010-12-16 16:00 ` Ted Zlatanov
2010-12-16 19:15 ` Ted Zlatanov
2010-12-16 19:39 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2010-12-16 19:44 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2010-11-26 17:10 Jason Rumney
2010-12-05 16:49 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
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