Heya Patrick and LeRoy,
I use KeepassX, so thanks so much for that solution, I'll give it a try
asap. I guess the pinentry thing is for security reasons.
I think this might be case solved!
Many Thanks
Leo
On 05/12/15 10:36, LeRoy wrote:
> On 12/05/2015 02:40 AM, Patrick Brunschwig wrote:
> > On 05.12.15 03:24, Leo Francisco wrote:
> >> Hey all,
>
> >> Thunderbird/Enigmail seems to have forgotten the passwords to my
> >> PGP keys after an update. Seems simple to fix right? However, I
> >> can't copy and paste them from from GNOME Passwords and Keys
> >> into the password dialogue box as it won't allow me (not via
> >> ctrl+v or right click).
>
> >> They're 50 character randomly generated passphrases, so before I
> >> spend ages typing them out manually, does anyone have any
> >> suggestions?
>
> >> When I try "Clear Saved Passphrase" I get the error message:
> >> /"You are using gpg-agent for passphrase handling. Clearing the
> >> passphrase is therefore not possible from within Enigmail."
>
> >> /So obviously it's something to do with the interaction between
> >> GNOME and Enigmail. Anyone have any pointers to save me much
> >> annoyance if this happens again. If I could only copy and paste!
>
> >>
>
> > Enigmail does not store your password at all. The password
> > handling is done by GnuPG (gpg-agent and pinentry). Unfortunately
> > pinentry currently does not allow copy & paste of passwords. That's
> > a decision by the GnuPG developers, not Enigmail.
>
> > There is not much we from Enigmail can do to help you :-(
>
> > -Patrick
>
>
> I also like long random passphrases and I found the app keepass useful
> in storing my gnupg passphrase. This app has what they call auto type
> which will paste your passphrase into the pinentry. One thing I
> noticed upon setting up your gpg passphrase is that you need remove
> the everything in the Auto-Type tab except {PASSWORD}
>
> All of my other passphrases/passwords are kept in a symetric encrypted
> file called .passwd.gpg. I even have the keepass master passphrase in
> this file so I do not have to remember it.
>
> I hope that this helps you and others :-)
>
>
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