[Winpt-users] Passphrase caching doesn't work under some conditions

Raphael PRECIGOUT [raphael.precigout@free.fr] raphael.precigout at karinet.com
Sat Nov 5 02:40:53 CET 2005


Raphael PRECIGOUT [raphael.precigout at free.fr] wrote:

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> Timo Schulz wrote:
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>>On Thu Nov 03 2005; 02:52, Raphael PRECIGOUT [raphael.precigout at free.fr] wrote:
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>>>The passphrase doesn't seem to be cached unless I previously decrypted 
>>>something with my secret key :
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>>Maybe I don't understand but the caching system must first read your
>>passphrase before it can be cached. And this only happens during
>>decryption or signing.
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> That's also my understanding. Let me be more precise :
> Open "file manager", drag and drop a file, right click and select sign 
> : I type my secret key passphrase.
> Do it once again, I have to type my secret key passphrase again !
> Now I decrypt some file previously encrypted with my public key : I 
> have to type my secret key passphrase (once again)
> >From that point my secret key passphrase is in cache : signing or 
> decrypting a file doesn't require me to type my secret key passphrase 
> anymore.
>
> In fact it seems the secret key passphrase is cached only when it is 
> used for decryption.
>
I'm using winpt 0.10.4-beta (2005-10-26), gpg 1.4.3-cvs on win XP Pro 
SP2 + security patches.
Config : caching for '1021' seconds, word wrap at column '0', use 
temporary file (check box cleared), don't use clipboard viewer (check 
box cleared), don't skip key validation (check box cleared), key list 
mode is 'Normal', wipe mode is 'Gutmann', keyserver config path is 
'C:\Program Files\GnuPT\WPT\keyserver.conf', hotkeys are enabled, my 
keyring is backed up in the 'GPG home folder' when WinPT closes.

> Raphaël
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