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* epg.el (epg-status-GET_BOOL): New function.
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elisp library to interact with GnuPG.
* Quick start
* Quick start
+** Installation
+
+$ ./configure
+$ sudo make install
+
** Transparent file encryption utility
EasyPG provides transparent file encryption utility similar to
** Transparent file encryption utility
EasyPG provides transparent file encryption utility similar to
-crypt++, alpaca.el, hedgehog. To try this feature, add the following
-line to your ~/.emacs and C-x C-f ~/test.txt.gpg.
+crypt++, alpaca.el, hedgehog. To try this, add the following line to
+your ~/.emacs and C-x C-f ~/test.txt.gpg.
(require 'epg-file)
(require 'epg-file)
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add the following line to your ~/.gnus.
There are many competitors of EasyPG such as Mailcrypt, Gnus/PGG,
gpg.el, etc. EasyPG has some advantages over them.
There are many competitors of EasyPG such as Mailcrypt, Gnus/PGG,
gpg.el, etc. EasyPG has some advantages over them.
-** EasyPG avoides potential security flaws of Emacs.
+** EasyPG avoides potential security flaws of Emacs
-*** `call-process-region' writes data in region to temporary files.
+*** `call-process-region' writes data in region to temporary files
`call-process-region' writes data in region to temporary files.
EasyPG do _not_ use `call-process-region' to communicate with a gpg
subprocess.
`call-process-region' writes data in region to temporary files.
EasyPG do _not_ use `call-process-region' to communicate with a gpg
subprocess.
-*** There is no way to clear strings safely.
+*** `(fillarray string 0)' is not enough to clear passphrases
If Emacs crashed and dumps core, passphrase strings in memory are also
dumped within the core file. `read-passwd' function clears passphrase
If Emacs crashed and dumps core, passphrase strings in memory are also
dumped within the core file. `read-passwd' function clears passphrase