GNU bug report logs - #30246
25.2.50; auth-source does not support creation or deletion with secrets provider

Previous Next

Full log

Message #8 received at 30246 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
To: Allen Li <vianchielfaura <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 30246 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#30246: 25.2.50;
 auth-source does not support creation or deletion with secrets
 provider
Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2018 11:11:20 +0100

Allen Li <vianchielfaura <at> gmail.com> writes:

Hi Allen,

> auth-source does not support saving secrets with the Secrets API
> backend.  This reduces the usefulness of auth-source significantly
> since keychains that provide secure secret storage using the API are
> standard on many GNU/Linux distributions (e.g., gnome-keyring on
> Ubuntu).

This was reported already some years ago on the emacs-help ML, see
<http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-gnu-emacs/2013-06/msg00361.html>. IIRC,
it wasn't trivial to implement, that's why it has lingered around on my
TODO since then.

See also `auth-source-secrets-create' in auth-source.el, which misses
its implementation. And you've got the error message "The Secrets API
auth-source backend doesn't support creation yet".

Since I am working on secrets.el these days anyway due to your other
report bug#29575, chances are good that I'll fix this, finally.

Best regards, Michael.

Previous Next

GNU bug tracking system
Copyright (C) 1999 Darren O. Benham, 1997,2003 nCipher Corporation Ltd, 1994-97 Ian Jackson.