Subject: bug#15552: closed (Re: bug#15552: 24.3.50; epa-file-cache-passphrase-for-symmetric-encryption not respected with GnuPG 2.x)

From: [email-masked] (GNU bug Tracking System)
Date: Mon, 07 Oct 2013 23:42:03 +0000

Your bug report

#15552: 24.3.50; epa-file-cache-passphrase-for-symmetric-encryption not respected with GnuPG 2.x

which was filed against the emacs package, has been closed.

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Subject: Re: bug#15552: 24.3.50; epa-file-cache-passphrase-for-symmetric-encryption not respected with GnuPG 2.x
From: Daiki Ueno <[email-masked]>
To: Teodor Zlatanov <[email-masked]>
Cc: [email-masked]
Date: Tue, 08 Oct 2013 08:41:40 +0900
List-Id: <debbugs-submit.debbugs.gnu.org>

tags 15552 notabug
thanks

Teodor Zlatanov <[email-masked]> writes:

> 1. On the local system, install GnuPG 2.x and don't run the gpg-agent
> 2. Set epa-file-cache-passphrase-for-symmetric-encryption to t
> 3. Open file.gpg: password dialog pops up
> 4. close file.gpg
> 5. Open file.gpg: password dialog pops up again
>
> Step (5) should not prompt.  It works properly with GnuPG 1.x.

That's intended behavior.  It is documented and I stated a number of
times the reason and why I chose such a lengthy name of the variable and
the default is nil:

1. Emacs heap is not so secure
2. Using Emacs for password input degrades the security

You never hear or remember.

Subject: 24.3.50; epa-file-cache-passphrase-for-symmetric-encryption not respected with GnuPG 2.x
From: Teodor Zlatanov <[email-masked]>
To: [email-masked]
Date: Mon, 07 Oct 2013 13:56:59 -0400
List-Id: <debbugs-submit.debbugs.gnu.org>

1. On the local system, install GnuPG 2.x and don't run the gpg-agent
2. Set epa-file-cache-passphrase-for-symmetric-encryption to t
3. Open file.gpg: password dialog pops up
4. close file.gpg
5. Open file.gpg: password dialog pops up again

Step (5) should not prompt.  It works properly with GnuPG 1.x.

In GNU Emacs 24.3.50.2 (x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.4.4)
 of 2013-09-20 on flea.lifelogs.com
Bzr revision: 114415 [email-masked]
Windowing system distributor `The X.Org Foundation', version 11.0.11304000
System Description:	Gentoo Base System release 2.2