From: Ted Zlatanov <tzz@lifelogs.com>
Subject: Re: encrypting .authinfo?
Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2003 12:36:44 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4nu13r1ln7.fsf@collins.bwh.harvard.edu> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <m31xr01ex3.fsf@peorth.gweep.net>
On Fri, 19 Dec 2003, ratinox@peorth.gweep.net wrote:
> * Ted Zlatanov <tzz@lifelogs.com> on Thu, 18 Dec 2003
>| I only use my ~/.authinfo for Gnus. Is there a way to have it
>| stored encrypted on disk, and have Gnus retrieve it and decrypt it
>| automatically (given a passphrase of course)? I can extend
>| netrc.el, but I was hoping this already existed for Gnus or Emacs
>| in general.
>
> Question: since you have to type a password to decrypt the authinfo
> file, which stores a password, how is this two-stage system better
> (more secure) than typing a password when Gnus asks for it?
Because I have more than one entry in my authinfo file.
Ted
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2003-12-19 13:28 ` Jesper Harder
2003-12-23 17:52 ` Ted Zlatanov
[not found] ` <m31xr01ex3.fsf@peorth.gweep.net>
[not found] ` <831xr02pvp.fsf@torus.sehlabs.com>
[not found] ` <m3smjgkl11.fsf@peorth.gweep.net>
2003-12-20 8:16 ` Simon Josefsson
2003-12-21 4:29 ` Steven E. Harris
2003-12-23 17:36 ` Ted Zlatanov [this message]
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