Ok, just for the record: this is an issue with pinentry - see e.g. https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pinentry/+bug/326132 https://bugs.g10code.com/gnupg/issue1374 https://bugs.g10code.com/gnupg/issue1368
It's absolutely ridiculous how usability is screwed by design and justified with security reasons... Am 25.03.2015 um 22:55 schrieb Andre Lahmann: > Hmm, I just tried it with GPGv1.4 but the pinentry dialogbox still > does not allow copy and pasting... doesn't seem to be a GPGvX related > issue or am I getting you wrong? > > Best, > André > > Am 25.03.2015 um 22:44 schrieb [email protected]: >> On 03/25/2015 05:40 PM, Andre Lahmann wrote: >>> Hello, >> >>> since upgrading to Enigmail 1.8.x it's not possible anymore to >>> paste the passphrase into the pinentry dialogbox. I'm running >>> Xubuntu 12.04 and neither ctrl+v nor mouse buffer is working (as >>> I am managing my passphrases with keepass I also tried autotype >>> without success). Is this a bug or a feature?!? >> >>> Best, André >> >> This is a feature of GPGv2. I originally discovered this a few >> versions ago of Enigmail (probably 1.7.2). It seems that for GPGv2 >> it requires specific applications for passphrase entry and of the >> ones that work with GPG none of them appear to allow >> copying/pasting of the passphrase, in my experience. >> >> My guess is that this is for added security. >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ enigmail-users >> mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or make >> changes to your subscription click here: >> https://admin.hostpoint.ch/mailman/listinfo/enigmail-users_enigmail.net >> > > _______________________________________________ > enigmail-users mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe or make changes to your subscription click here: > https://admin.hostpoint.ch/mailman/listinfo/enigmail-users_enigmail.net > _______________________________________________ enigmail-users mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or make changes to your subscription click here: https://admin.hostpoint.ch/mailman/listinfo/enigmail-users_enigmail.net
