> -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:enigmail-users- > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Ludwig Hügelschäfer > Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2013 3:03 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Enigmail] algorithm specific functionality in key > selections > > On 20.02.13 21:20, John A. Wallace wrote: > > > As Enigmail presents me with popups, I would then enter a passphrase > > in the box. I am not aware of how to use the agent differently in > this > > procedure, and I would appreciate a link explaining it so that I can > > consider whether another method might be more suitable to my needs. > > Does the private key _before_ the DSA/ElGamal have the same passphrase > as the DSA/ElGamal key?
I only made one passphrase for this key set. > Enigmail supplies the cached passprase from the > last successful try to gpg. Gpg would then see that the passphrase is > the right one, try to decrypt and advance to the next key if the > message is not encrypted to your DSA/ElGamal key. > > > I am not aware of how to use the agent differently in this procedure, > > and I would appreciate a link explaining it so that I can consider > > whether another method might be more suitable to my needs. > > I might have misunderstood you. Do you use gpg2? This mandates the use > of gpg-agent. Gpg-agent will cache the passphrase individually for each > key and the above does not apply. Sorry for creating confusion. Yes, I use gpg2 and the use of the agent is mandatory, and I see the checkbox used on Advanced tab of OpenPGP Preferences. This is the only way to use it so far as I am aware, but it would be great if there were a way to cache the passphrase in memory ahead of time, i.e., before even selecting the messages for decryption, to avoid having to enter it on the fly, but I shouldn't complain too much about this. In any case, however, the key is not getting selected as my others are for trying to enter a passphrase. Were you suggesting something else, like maybe it "is" getting selected but I don't see it happening so quickly? I was not following all of your point. Okay, so you said that the selection should not be based on algorithm, then what decides the order of the selection if you have any idea? And I have to wonder what would happen when there is more than one keyring. I have not seen any discussion on this topic in the online documentation as yet. I am just scratching my head (out loud) a bit on this issue. I would not think that it would make any difference that these keys were made with gpg 1.4.x rather than with 2.x? Thanks. _______________________________________________ enigmail-users mailing list [email protected] https://admin.hostpoint.ch/mailman/listinfo/enigmail-users_enigmail.net
