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[Emacs-diffs] emacs-26 9e6889c 1/8: Emphasize that GPG passphrase cachin
From: |
Noam Postavsky |
Subject: |
[Emacs-diffs] emacs-26 9e6889c 1/8: Emphasize that GPG passphrase caching is temporary (Bug#29907) |
Date: |
Tue, 30 Jan 2018 22:35:02 -0500 (EST) |
branch: emacs-26
commit 9e6889c65af15b80db3f19064a765c1d3a198b87
Author: Noam Postavsky <address@hidden>
Commit: Noam Postavsky <address@hidden>
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.
---
doc/misc/epa.texi | 6 ++++--
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/misc/epa.texi b/doc/misc/epa.texi
index 80ea43e..8c21a26 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
communicate with gpg-agent. The @code{GPG_AGENT_INFO} environment
variable, which is used by GnuPG 2.0 and 1.4, is ignored. That means,
if your system has both GnuPG 2.1 and 1.4, the gpg command from GnuPG
-1.4 is not able to use gpg-agent provided by 2.1 (at least out of box).q
+1.4 is not able to use gpg-agent provided by 2.1 (at least out of box).
@item
GnuPG 2.1 (2.1.5 or later) has a mechanism to direct the Pinentry
@@ -474,7 +474,9 @@ graphical prompt.
Typing passphrases is a troublesome task if you frequently open and
close the same file. GnuPG and EasyPG Assistant provide mechanisms to
-remember your passphrases. However, the configuration is a bit
+remember your passphrases for a limited time. Using these, you only
+need to re-enter the passphrase occasionally.
+However, the configuration is a bit
confusing since it depends on your GnuPG address@hidden
version compatibility}, encryption method (symmetric or public key),
and whether or not you want to use gpg-agent. Here are some
- [Emacs-diffs] emacs-26 updated (4b5711b -> 2b35ed0), Noam Postavsky, 2018/01/30
- [Emacs-diffs] emacs-26 9e6889c 1/8: Emphasize that GPG passphrase caching is temporary (Bug#29907),
Noam Postavsky <=
- [Emacs-diffs] emacs-26 f706c59 5/8: Update manual description of locate-file (Bug#23650), Noam Postavsky, 2018/01/30
- [Emacs-diffs] emacs-26 db6564c 7/8: Fix scroll-margin docstring (Bug#13791), Noam Postavsky, 2018/01/30
- [Emacs-diffs] emacs-26 607cc4e 2/8: Define cl-type-definition button type as needed (Bug#28899), Noam Postavsky, 2018/01/30
- [Emacs-diffs] emacs-26 53e9fa2 3/8: * lisp/custom.el (defcustom): Fix docstring (Bug#27891)., Noam Postavsky, 2018/01/30
- [Emacs-diffs] emacs-26 1602262 4/8: Clarify effect of print-gensym (Bug#27776), Noam Postavsky, 2018/01/30
- [Emacs-diffs] emacs-26 732d1b9 6/8: Clarify that `ansi-term' is almost the same as `term' (Bug#18106), Noam Postavsky, 2018/01/30
- [Emacs-diffs] emacs-26 2b35ed0 8/8: Document external-debugging-output in the Elisp Manual (Bug#24051), Noam Postavsky, 2018/01/30