Running gpg-agent and caching the passphrase
Hi,
I'm trying to get gpg-agent running under 8.2 using the same setup I've
had on my linux box.
The agent is started via .xinitrc:
export GPG_TTY=$(tty)
if [ -z `pgrep gpg-agent` ]; then
eval $(gpg-agent --daemon --write-env-file ${HOME}/.gpg-agent-info \
--log-file ${HOME}/.gnupg/gpg-agent.log)
fi
The agent is up and running (checked via ps) and the option use-agent
is set in gpg.conf. As pinentry I installed pinentry-gtk2.
If I try to sign or decrypt something the pinentry window comes up and
asks for my passphrase. So far so good but I want it to cache my
passphrase for some time.
My ~/.gnupg/gpg-agent.conf:
default-cache-ttl = 3600
But no matter what option I set the passphrase is not cached and there
is no error message in the logs.
I don't know if this is the right place to ask but the same setup was
running on my linux box without problems so I guess this might be bsd
related.
Regards,
Jens
P.S.: I use ssh-agent also and it works without problems. While using
gpg-agent with the ssh option ask for the passphrase every time the key
is used.
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Re: Running gpg-agent and caching the passphrase
On Sat, 21 May 2011 08:34:21 +0200 Jens Jahnke jan0...@gmx.net wrote: But no matter what option I set the passphrase is not cached and there is no error message in the logs. I don't know if this is the right place to ask but the same setup was running on my linux box without problems so I guess this might be bsd related. Have you considered to use (security/)keychain? It's very handy for the purpose. It's invoked by putting something like: eval `keychain --eval id_rsa your_gpg_key` in e.g. your .zshrc. Sincerely, Gour -- “In the material world, conceptions of good and bad are all mental speculations…” (Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu) http://atmarama.net | Hlapicina (Croatia) | GPG: 52B5C810 signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Re: Running gpg-agent and caching the passphrase
On Sat, May 21, 2011 at 08:34:21AM +0200, Jens Jahnke wrote:
Hi,
I'm trying to get gpg-agent running under 8.2 using the same setup I've
had on my linux box.
The agent is started via .xinitrc:
export GPG_TTY=$(tty)
if [ -z `pgrep gpg-agent` ]; then
eval $(gpg-agent --daemon --write-env-file ${HOME}/.gpg-agent-info \
--log-file ${HOME}/.gnupg/gpg-agent.log)
fi
The agent is up and running (checked via ps) and the option use-agent
is set in gpg.conf. As pinentry I installed pinentry-gtk2.
If I try to sign or decrypt something the pinentry window comes up and
asks for my passphrase. So far so good but I want it to cache my
passphrase for some time.
My ~/.gnupg/gpg-agent.conf:
default-cache-ttl = 3600
Try:
default-cache-ttl 3600
(no equals sign)
But no matter what option I set the passphrase is not cached and there
is no error message in the logs.
I don't know if this is the right place to ask but the same setup was
running on my linux box without problems so I guess this might be bsd
related.
Regards,
Jens
P.S.: I use ssh-agent also and it works without problems. While using
gpg-agent with the ssh option ask for the passphrase every time the key
is used.
Regards,
--
Frank
Contact info: http://www.shute.org.uk/misc/contact.html
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Re: Running gpg-agent and caching the passphrase
On Sat, 21 May 2011 09:02:27 +0100 Frank Shute fr...@shute.org.uk wrote: FS Try: FS FS default-cache-ttl 3600 FS FS (no equals sign) Woah, stupid me. Thanks for the tip. It works now. =) Regards, Jens -- 21. Wonnemond 2011, 12:07 Homepage : http://www.jan0sch.de To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first and, whatever you hit, call it the target. pgpqz8RiWHxOA.pgp Description: PGP signature
