Example of 'PINENTRY_USER_DATA which can fulfill the' (envpassphrase) 'task'?

[Werner Koch]

On Sun, 28 Apr 2024 13:02, Bee said:

>>+ (https://dev.gnupg.org/T4154)
[...]
>>+ mypass="IUuKctdEhH8' gpg --batch --pinentry-mode=loopback \
>>+   --passphrase-env=mypass --decrypt < message.txt
>>+
>
> can be effected without resorting to PINENTRY_USER_DATA - so no need to
> code, customize, maintain, update per gpg upgrades, or apply patches to
> in-house self-solutions.

Simply don't use a passphrase if you need to resort to such a thing.  On
many systems you - and other users - can easily look at the
environment.  It is also part of all kind of bug reports.


Shalom-Salam,

   Werner


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