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[Discuss] deadmanish login?



If you're using gpg for this, you can further reduce the risk of user error
by setting the for-your-eyes-only flag in the encrypted file.

       --for-your-eyes-only

       --no-for-your-eyes-only
              Set  the  `for  your eyes only' flag in the message. This
causes
              GnuPG to refuse to save the file unless the --output  option
is
              given,  and PGP to use a "secure viewer" with a claimed
Tempest-
              resistant font to display the  message.  This  option
overrides
              --set-filename.  --no-for-your-eyes-only disables this option.


On Sat, Feb 4, 2017 at 12:55 PM, Daniel Barrett <dbarrett at blazemonger.com>
wrote:

> On February 4, 2017, Bill Horne wrote:
> >Readers please state your preferences for Keepass, Password Safe, or
> >other programs/methods for storing passwords.
>
> GnuPG.
>
> I store usernames, passwords, and site names in a 3-column,
> GnuPG-encrypted text file. To recall a password for a given host, I
> run a homebrew script that's more or less:
>
>   gpg -d mysecrets.gpg | grep <host>
>
> If desired, one can further copy the password into the X clipboard by
> piping to "xclip". This simple is and has worked for a decade+ without
> problems.
>
> --
> Dan Barrett
> dbarrett at blazemonger.com
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