On Sun, Feb 02 2014, Lars Ingebrigtsen wrote:

> Ted Zlatanov <tzz@lifelogs.com> writes:
>
>> GnuPG 1.x can be automated so it doesn't ask for the passphrase (it can
>> pass through Emacs).  With 2.x that's intentionally disabled and you
>> have to use the daemon, which makes it impossible to supply the
>> passphrase externally.  See the docs for
>> `epa-file-cache-passphrase-for-symmetric-encryption' which Ueno-san
>> updated recently.
>
> Geez.  That's really unfortunate.  Having Gnus Cloud ask for the
> password every single time makes this a no go.
>
> Is there no other way to do symmetric encryption from Emacs?

What about using asymmetric?

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