automation

[Simpson, Sam]

Am I missing something - why don't you just create a key without a
passphrase?  In either case the security is based on keeping one file
(either the secret key ring or the passphrase file) "secure".


Comments?


Regards,

Sam Simpson
Communications Analyst
-- http://www.scramdisk.clara.net/ for ScramDisk hard-drive encryption &
Delphi Crypto Components.  PGP Keys available at the same site. 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chuck Robey [mailto:chuckr@picnic.mat.net]
> Sent: 13 January 2000 17:54
> To: s.simpson@mia.co.uk
> Cc: gnupg-users@gnupg.org
> Subject: Re: automation
> 
> 
> On Thu, 13 Jan 2000, Peter Gerwinski wrote:
> 
> > Chuck Robey wrote:
> > > I'm trying to use gnupg for the *sole* purpose of creating secure
> > > signatures on documents to be broadcast.  I *can't* use 
> any system that
> > > requires interactive entry of the passphrase each time.
> > 
> > What about this one (from `man gpg')?
> > 
> >        --passphrase-fd n
> >            Read the passphrase from file descriptor n. If you use
> >            0 for n, the passphrase will be read from stdin.  This
> >            can only be used if only one passphrase is supplied.
> >            Don't use this option if you can avoid it
> > 
> > (You want to work with a nonzero `n', of course.)
> 
> I saw this, I was hoping there might be some way not to have 
> to pass just
> the fd.  I guess not, if you're just telling me to look back 
> there.  I'm
> not too used to doing security things, I guess there must be 
> some reason
> for not allowing such a helpful option as passing in a filename.
> 
> 
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