emacs-orgmode@gnu.org archives
 help / color / mirror / code / Atom feed
* Org-Crypt usage questions
@ 2022-09-05  0:13 David Masterson
  2022-09-05  7:00 ` Ihor Radchenko
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: David Masterson @ 2022-09-05  0:13 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: emacs-orgmode

I've gotten org-crypt working, but I have some questions:

+ the setup in the manual only automatically *encrypts* on save, not
decrypts on read, correct?
+ decryption is done via org-decrypt-* -- is there another way?
+ after org-decrypt-*, will the entries be automatically encrypted
again or do I have to use org-encrypt-*?
+ after decrypting, can I re-encrypt with a new symmetric password?
+ if I use a symmetric password on org-encrypt-entry, does the password
apply to the whole file or just the entry?
+ The manual needs the above information on org-[de|en]crypt or did I
miss it?

-- 
David Masterson


^ permalink raw reply	[flat|nested] 4+ messages in thread

* Re: Org-Crypt usage questions
  2022-09-05  0:13 Org-Crypt usage questions David Masterson
@ 2022-09-05  7:00 ` Ihor Radchenko
  2022-09-05 20:46   ` David Masterson
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: Ihor Radchenko @ 2022-09-05  7:00 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: David Masterson; +Cc: emacs-orgmode

David Masterson <dsmasterson@gmail.com> writes:

> I've gotten org-crypt working, but I have some questions:
>
> + the setup in the manual only automatically *encrypts* on save, not
> decrypts on read, correct?

Yes. 

> + decryption is done via org-decrypt-* -- is there another way?

M-x org-reveal (C-c C-r)

> + after org-decrypt-*, will the entries be automatically encrypted
> again or do I have to use org-encrypt-*?

They will be encrypted on save as long as they are marked with "crypt"
(or `org-crypt-tag-matcher', if you alter it).

> + after decrypting, can I re-encrypt with a new symmetric password?

Yes. AFAIK, the symmetric password is never reused. Though it may depend
on your gpg settings.

> + if I use a symmetric password on org-encrypt-entry, does the password
> apply to the whole file or just the entry?

Just the entry.

> + The manual needs the above information on org-[de|en]crypt or did I
> miss it?

You are right. Patches are welcome!

-- 
Ihor Radchenko,
Org mode contributor,
Learn more about Org mode at https://orgmode.org/.
Support Org development at https://liberapay.com/org-mode,
or support my work at https://liberapay.com/yantar92


^ permalink raw reply	[flat|nested] 4+ messages in thread

* Re: Org-Crypt usage questions
  2022-09-05  7:00 ` Ihor Radchenko
@ 2022-09-05 20:46   ` David Masterson
  2022-09-06 13:13     ` Ihor Radchenko
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: David Masterson @ 2022-09-05 20:46 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Ihor Radchenko; +Cc: emacs-orgmode

Ihor Radchenko <yantar92@gmail.com> writes:

> David Masterson <dsmasterson@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> I've gotten org-crypt working, but I have some questions:
>>
>> + after decrypting, can I re-encrypt with a new symmetric password?
>
> Yes. AFAIK, the symmetric password is never reused. Though it may depend
> on your gpg settings.

Hmm.  During the save of a file with an entry with "crypt" tag, I was
asked for a symmetric passwd.  The file was saved okay and the entry was
encrypted properly.  After reading the file back in, org-decrypt-entry
asked for the symmetric passwd and decrypted properly.  Later,
org-encrypt-entry did *not* ask for the passwd -- it just encrypted with
the previous passwd.  Then org-decrypt-entry also did *not* ask for the
passwd and decrypted properly.

What GPG settings would cause this?

-- 
David Masterson


^ permalink raw reply	[flat|nested] 4+ messages in thread

* Re: Org-Crypt usage questions
  2022-09-05 20:46   ` David Masterson
@ 2022-09-06 13:13     ` Ihor Radchenko
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Ihor Radchenko @ 2022-09-06 13:13 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: David Masterson; +Cc: emacs-orgmode

David Masterson <dsmasterson@gmail.com> writes:

>> Yes. AFAIK, the symmetric password is never reused. Though it may depend
>> on your gpg settings.
>
> Hmm.  During the save of a file with an entry with "crypt" tag, I was
> asked for a symmetric passwd.  The file was saved okay and the entry was
> encrypted properly.  After reading the file back in, org-decrypt-entry
> asked for the symmetric passwd and decrypted properly.  Later,
> org-encrypt-entry did *not* ask for the passwd -- it just encrypted with
> the previous passwd.  Then org-decrypt-entry also did *not* ask for the
> passwd and decrypted properly.
>
> What GPG settings would cause this?

Probably https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/pgg/Caching-passphrase.html


-- 
Ihor Radchenko,
Org mode contributor,
Learn more about Org mode at https://orgmode.org/.
Support Org development at https://liberapay.com/org-mode,
or support my work at https://liberapay.com/yantar92


^ permalink raw reply	[flat|nested] 4+ messages in thread

end of thread, other threads:[~2022-09-06 14:12 UTC | newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages (download: mbox.gz follow: Atom feed
-- links below jump to the message on this page --
2022-09-05  0:13 Org-Crypt usage questions David Masterson
2022-09-05  7:00 ` Ihor Radchenko
2022-09-05 20:46   ` David Masterson
2022-09-06 13:13     ` Ihor Radchenko

Code repositories for project(s) associated with this public inbox

	https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/org-mode.git

This is a public inbox, see mirroring instructions
for how to clone and mirror all data and code used for this inbox;
as well as URLs for read-only IMAP folder(s) and NNTP newsgroup(s).