RE: Use of --passphrase-file

2016-02-19 Thread Harman, Michael
: Thursday, February 18, 2016 3:10 PM To: Harman, Michael; gnupg-users@gnupg.org Subject: Re: Use of --passphrase-file A pretty good option is to use gpg-agent. It can keep your passphrase /secret key in (secure) memory for a few minutes so you can use the key in scripted tasks. On Thu, Feb 18

RE: Use of --passphrase-file

2016-02-19 Thread Harman, Michael
. | a subsidiary of Universal Health Services | Phone 610.768.3416 From: Steve Butler [mailto:sbut...@fchn.com] Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2016 2:56 PM To: Harman, Michael; gnupg-users@gnupg.org Subject: RE: Use of --passphrase-file Any "secure" storage for the passphrase will itself n

Use of --passphrase-file

2016-02-18 Thread Harman, Michael
I am attempting to automate a process that decrypts files. The files are encrypted with my key which has a passphrase. I have determined I can use the "--passphrase-file" option to get the passphrase of my key. In the gpg documentation at https://www.gnupg.org/documentation/manuals/gnupg/GPG-Es