From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Michael Albinus Subject: Re: An org password manager Date: Fri, 06 Jun 2014 11:39:21 +0200 Message-ID: <87ha3y2x86.fsf@gmx.de> References: <87d2fklwkv.fsf@gmail.com> <87k39fpoy0.fsf@bzg.ath.cx> <8738g3uz4d.fsf@gmx.de> <87zjhr2zkz.fsf@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:33829) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WsqcZ-0002Ft-EZ for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 06 Jun 2014 05:39:41 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WsqcT-00075M-Hh for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 06 Jun 2014 05:39:35 -0400 Received: from mout.gmx.net ([212.227.17.21]:64315) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WsqcT-000754-88 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 06 Jun 2014 05:39:29 -0400 In-Reply-To: <87zjhr2zkz.fsf@gmail.com> (Jorge A. Alfaro-Murillo's message of "Thu, 05 Jun 2014 10:36:12 -0400") List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: "Jorge A. Alfaro-Murillo" Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org jorge.a.alfaro@gmail.com (Jorge A. Alfaro-Murillo) writes: > Michael Albinus writes: Hi Jorge, >> A useful feature would be an auth-source backend, See (info "(auth)") >> By this, other packages (like Gnus or Tramp) would profit from the >> password manager directly. > > Thanks Michael. I will look more into auth. What is your idea? To be > able to use something like auth-source-search, to pass features of the > org-passwords database as secrets? yes. > I only use auth for gnus and jabber, so my .authinfo.gpg is only five > lines. What setup could benefit on that? Can auth send secrets to other > applications, like a web browser? If another Emacs package uses auth-source-search, it would benefit automatically from your backend. Several packages uses it already, like Tramp, gnus, url, erc, ldap. > Best, > > Jorge. Bet regards, Michael.