Package: gnupg-agent
Version: 2.0.2
Severity: normal
The gpg-agent package installs /etc/X11/Xsession.d/90gpg-agent to
automatically start the agent in X sessions. The script tries to
determine whether the agent is needed by looking for the use-agent
option in some gnugp configuration files. This method is insufficient
to determine whether the agent should be started.
There are a number of cases where the agent is needed even though
use-agent is not specified in the config files:
- The user uses gpgsm. gpgsm always uses the agent.
- The user uses gpg2. gpg2 also always uses the agent.
- The user uses gpg 1.x via gpgme (e.g. via kmail). When used via
gpgme, gpg 1.x will use the agent regardless of whether its config
file contains use-agent.
So it seems best to always start the gpg-agent. Alternatively, use some
other condition, but checking for use-agent is wrong for this purpose.
Regards,
Bernhard
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