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pgg-encrypt and confirming passphrase
From: |
Peter Rayner |
Subject: |
pgg-encrypt and confirming passphrase |
Date: |
Sat, 9 May 2009 15:00:54 +0200 |
With apologies, I note I made an error in my previous message. The
function in question is actually
pgg-encrypt-symmetric-region, I've changed the text below to reflect
this. So, should
pgg-encrypt-symmetric-region ask for a confirmation of a passphrase?
Perhaps I should explain what I want to do:
between accounts on about 20 machines, not to mention subscriptions of
various sorts, I've now got too many passwords for my ageing brain.
I'd like a central repository of these but I naturally want it
encrypted. I need to edit it every so often of course as things get
added or changed. I keep many tips and tricks plus configuration
notes in a particular file. My idea was to create a section in that
file then use pgg-encrypt-symmetric-region.
People must do something very like this all the time ... any
suggestions?
thanks in advance and please copy me as well as replying to the list
since I might miss something in the traffic.
Peter Rayner writes:
>I recently managed to mistype my passphrase for pgg-encrypt-symmetric-region
>and hence
>seem to have locked away some data. I would like to avoid this in
>future by demanding a confirmation of a passphrase in the style of the
>unix passwd command. This doesn't seem to be an option. Before I go
>ahead and advise the function to provide this, I would like to confirm
>that I'm not reinventing the wheel. So is this already possible?
>Please contact me off list since I don't always keep up
>regards
>Peter
>
>
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Peter Rayner: LSCE/IPSL, Laboratoire CEA-CNRS-UVSQ
address: Bat. 701 LSCE - CEA de Saclay
Orme des Merisiers, 91191 Gif/Yvette
work: +33 (1) 69 08 88 11; mobile: +33 (6) 75 46 56 52; fax: +33 (1)
69 08 77 16
mail-to: peter.rayner@lsce.ipsl.fr
web: http://www-lsce.cea.fr/Pisp/52/peter.rayner.html