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* doc/misc/auth.texi (GnuPG and EasyPG Assistant Configuration):
Replace duplicate text from epa.texi by a reference to
that. (Bug#64154)
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@ -675,43 +675,12 @@ before @file{~/.authinfo}, the auth-source library will try to
read the GnuPG encrypted @file{.gpg} file first, before read the GnuPG encrypted @file{.gpg} file first, before
the unencrypted file. the unencrypted file.
There is an option @code{auto-encryption-mode} to automatically The EasyPG Assistant, which comes bundled with Emacs, handles
decrypt @file{*.gpg} files. It is enabled by default. decryption of encrypted files automatically, see @ref{Top, , Top, epa,
EasyPG Assistant User's Manual}. It is an Emacs user interface to
If you want your GnuPG passwords to be cached, set up @code{gpg-agent} @acronym{GnuPG, GNU Privacy Guard}, see @ref{Top, , Top, gnupg, Using
or EasyPG Assistant the GNU Privacy Guard}. To get started with these quickly, see
(@pxref{Caching Passphrases, , Caching Passphrases, epa}). @ref{Quick start, , Quick Start, epa, EasyPG Assistant User's Manual}.
To quick start, here are some questions:
@itemize
@item
Do you use GnuPG version 2 instead of GnuPG version 1?
@item
Do you use symmetric encryption rather than public key encryption?
@item
Do you want to use gpg-agent?
@end itemize
Here are configurations depending on your answers:
@multitable {111} {222} {333} {configuration configuration configuration}
@item @b{1} @tab @b{2} @tab @b{3} @tab Configuration
@item Yes @tab Yes @tab Yes @tab Set up gpg-agent.
@item Yes @tab Yes @tab No @tab You can't, without gpg-agent.
@item Yes @tab No @tab Yes @tab Set up gpg-agent.
@item Yes @tab No @tab No @tab You can't, without gpg-agent.
@item No @tab Yes @tab Yes @tab Set up elisp passphrase cache.
@item No @tab Yes @tab No @tab Set up elisp passphrase cache.
@item No @tab No @tab Yes @tab Set up gpg-agent.
@item No @tab No @tab No @tab You can't, without gpg-agent.
@end multitable
To set up gpg-agent, follow the instruction in GnuPG manual
(@pxref{Invoking GPG-AGENT, , Invoking GPG-AGENT, gnupg}).
To set up elisp passphrase cache, set
@code{epa-file-cache-passphrase-for-symmetric-encryption}.
@node GNU Free Documentation License @node GNU Free Documentation License
@appendix GNU Free Documentation License @appendix GNU Free Documentation License