Re: global authinfo mechanism in Emacs, Gnus, Tramp

[Ted Zlatanov]

On Thu, 28 Feb 2008 09:12:04 -0700 Tom Tromey <address@hidden> wrote: 

>>>>>> "Ted" == Ted Zlatanov <address@hidden> writes:

Ted> entry:
Ted> protocol-or-purpose: ['pop, 'imap, 'imaps, 'ssh, t]
Ted> hardcoded: (:user "me" :password 'ask :cache 60)
Ted> file: (:name "/a/b/c" :epg-parameters () :other-parameters ())
Ted> command: (:program "/bin/true" :parameters ())

Tom> Gnome's keyring manager uses (more or less) an application-specified
Tom> alist and returns the best match.  That way different users of the
Tom> keyring can store the information they need there.

Can Emacs ask the Gnome keyring manager over some protocol for a user's
authentication alist?  That would be great for those who use Gnome.
Sorry, I'm not one of them so I don't know the protocols and data
formats available.

Ted