Re: [Monotone-devel] [patch] add access checks for monotonerc

[Thomas Moschny]

On Saturday 03 February 2007 15:46, Ben Walton wrote:
> > > Maybe changing the std_hooks file to look for passwords in
> > > ~/.monotone/passwords, and ensuring appropriate permissions
> > > on that file (and keys themselves) would be better?
> >
> > I think it would be better to allow keys without passphrases and making
> > sure the key files have appropriate permissions.

Nevertheless such a scheme is quite useful: Have a ~/.monotone/monotonerc with 
standard permissions, and let it include a private file containing the 
password. We use something like this, with the included file being even 
outside the (NFS-exported) home.

- Thomas