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authorEli Zaretskii2019-01-29 18:49:50 +0200
committerEli Zaretskii2019-01-29 18:49:50 +0200
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* doc/emacs/custom.texi (Authentication): Improve markup, indexing, and wording.
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2614 2614
2615@node Authentication 2615@node Authentication
2616@section Keeping Persistent Authentication Information 2616@section Keeping Persistent Authentication Information
2617@cindex ~/.authinfo file
2618@cindex ~/.authinfo.gpg file
2619@cindex ~/.netrc file
2620 2617
2621 Some Emacs packages, which connect to other services, require 2618 Some Emacs packages, which connect to other services, require
2622authentication (@pxref{Passwords}), e.g., @ref{Top, Gnus,, gnus, The 2619authentication (@pxref{Passwords}), e.g., see @ref{Top, Gnus,, gnus, The
2623Gnus Manual}, or @ref{Top, Tramp,, tramp, The Tramp Manual}. Because 2620Gnus Manual}, or @ref{Top, Tramp,, tramp, The Tramp Manual}. Because
2624it might be annoying to provide the same user name and password again 2621it might be annoying to provide the same user name and password again
2625and again, Emacs offers to keep this information persistent via the 2622and again, Emacs offers to keep this information persistent via the
2626auth-source library. 2623@file{auth-source} library.
2627 2624
2628 Per default, this information is taken from the file 2625@cindex @file{~/.authinfo} file
2626@cindex @file{~/.authinfo.gpg} file
2627@cindex ~/.netrc file
2628 By default, the authentication information is taken from the file
2629@file{~/.authinfo} or @file{~/.authinfo.gpg} or @file{~/.netrc}. 2629@file{~/.authinfo} or @file{~/.authinfo.gpg} or @file{~/.netrc}.
2630These files have a syntax similar to netrc files as known from the ftp 2630These files have a syntax similar to netrc files as known from the
2631program, like 2631@command{ftp} program, like this:
2632 2632
2633@example 2633@example
2634machine @var{mymachine} login @var{myloginname} password @var{mypassword} port @var{myport} 2634machine @var{mymachine} login @var{myloginname} password @var{mypassword} port @var{myport}
2635@end example 2635@end example
2636 2636
2637 Similarly, the auth-source library supports multiple storage 2637 Similarly, the @file{auth-source} library supports multiple storage
2638backend, currently either the classic netrc backend, JSON files, the 2638backend, currently either the classic netrc backend, JSON files, the
2639Secret Service API, and pass, the standard unix password manager. 2639Secret Service API, and pass, the standard unix password manager.
2640 2640
2641@vindex auth-sources 2641@vindex auth-sources
2642 All these alternatives are customized via the user option 2642 All these alternatives can be customized via the user option
2643@code{auth-sources}, @ref{Help for users, Emacs auth-source,, auth, 2643@code{auth-sources}, see @ref{Help for users, Emacs auth-source,,
2644Emacs auth-source}. 2644auth, Emacs auth-source}.
2645 2645
2646@vindex auth-source-save-behavior 2646@vindex auth-source-save-behavior
2647 When a password is entered interactively, which is not found via the 2647 When a password is entered interactively, which is not found via the
2648configured backend, some of the backends offer to save it 2648configured backend, some of the backends offer to save it
2649persistently. This can be changed by the customizing user option 2649persistently. This can be changed by customizing the user option
2650@code{auth-source-save-behavior}. 2650@code{auth-source-save-behavior}.