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| author | Noam Postavsky | 2018-01-28 12:34:51 -0500 |
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| committer | Noam Postavsky | 2018-01-30 22:14:02 -0500 |
| commit | 9e6889c65af15b80db3f19064a765c1d3a198b87 (patch) | |
| tree | dcc35e5faa66c65771b2fcf692ed5eac2fb930d0 /doc | |
| parent | 4b5711b2b2095558cc94b0397a752e25f4bfd499 (diff) | |
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Emphasize that GPG passphrase caching is temporary (Bug#29907)
* doc/misc/epa.texi (Caching Passphrases): Clarify that caching is
temporary.
(GnuPG version compatibility): Fix typo.
Diffstat (limited to 'doc')
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/misc/epa.texi | 6 |
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/doc/misc/epa.texi b/doc/misc/epa.texi index 80ea43e8032..8c21a262a1e 100644 --- a/doc/misc/epa.texi +++ b/doc/misc/epa.texi | |||
| @@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ GnuPG 2.1 uses a fixed address for the Unix domain socket used to | |||
| 455 | communicate with gpg-agent. The @code{GPG_AGENT_INFO} environment | 455 | communicate with gpg-agent. The @code{GPG_AGENT_INFO} environment |
| 456 | variable, which is used by GnuPG 2.0 and 1.4, is ignored. That means, | 456 | variable, which is used by GnuPG 2.0 and 1.4, is ignored. That means, |
| 457 | if your system has both GnuPG 2.1 and 1.4, the gpg command from GnuPG | 457 | if your system has both GnuPG 2.1 and 1.4, the gpg command from GnuPG |
| 458 | 1.4 is not able to use gpg-agent provided by 2.1 (at least out of box).q | 458 | 1.4 is not able to use gpg-agent provided by 2.1 (at least out of box). |
| 459 | 459 | ||
| 460 | @item | 460 | @item |
| 461 | GnuPG 2.1 (2.1.5 or later) has a mechanism to direct the Pinentry | 461 | GnuPG 2.1 (2.1.5 or later) has a mechanism to direct the Pinentry |
| @@ -474,7 +474,9 @@ graphical prompt. | |||
| 474 | 474 | ||
| 475 | Typing passphrases is a troublesome task if you frequently open and | 475 | Typing passphrases is a troublesome task if you frequently open and |
| 476 | close the same file. GnuPG and EasyPG Assistant provide mechanisms to | 476 | close the same file. GnuPG and EasyPG Assistant provide mechanisms to |
| 477 | remember your passphrases. However, the configuration is a bit | 477 | remember your passphrases for a limited time. Using these, you only |
| 478 | need to re-enter the passphrase occasionally. | ||
| 479 | However, the configuration is a bit | ||
| 478 | confusing since it depends on your GnuPG installation@xref{GnuPG | 480 | confusing since it depends on your GnuPG installation@xref{GnuPG |
| 479 | version compatibility}, encryption method (symmetric or public key), | 481 | version compatibility}, encryption method (symmetric or public key), |
| 480 | and whether or not you want to use gpg-agent. Here are some | 482 | and whether or not you want to use gpg-agent. Here are some |