Subject: bug#9113: 24.0.50; auth-sources: .authinfo versus .authinfo.gpg, bug#9113: 24.0.50; auth-sources: .authinfo versus .authinfo.gpg, bug#9113: 24.0.50; auth-sources: .authinfo versus .authinfo.gpg

From: Michael Albinus <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:00:32 +0100

Stefan Monnier <[email-masked]> writes:

>> Or does (say) OS X (or Ubuntu) start a key chain when you log in, and
>> then Thunderbird consults that when it connects to the IMAP server?
>
> Exactly.  So, yes, I want Emacs to support the system's keychain tool,
> since it's the right solution for the job.

auth-sources.el supports already secrets.el, which is an interface to
Gnome keyring and KWallet, respectively.

The problem is, that there is no default under which name a password is
stored there. Evrery application seems to use its own naming scheme.

>         Stefan

Best regards, Michael.