@include gnus-overrides.texi
+@set VERSION 0.3
+
@setfilename auth
@settitle Emacs auth-source Library @value{VERSION}
-
-@set VERSION 0.3
+@documentencoding UTF-8
@copying
This file describes the Emacs auth-source library.
-Copyright @copyright{} 2008-2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+Copyright @copyright{} 2008--2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@quotation
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-in the Emacs manual.
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* Secret Service API::
* Help for developers::
* GnuPG and EasyPG Assistant Configuration::
+* GNU Free Documentation License:: The license for this documentation.
* Index::
* Function Index::
* Variable Index::
Similarly, the auth-source library supports multiple storage backend,
currently either the classic ``netrc'' backend, examples of which you
-can see later in this document, or the Secret Service API. This is
+can see later in this document, or the Secret Service API@. This is
done with EIEIO-based backends and you can write your own if you want.
@node Help for users
If you have problems with the search, set @code{auth-source-debug} to
@code{'trivia} and see what host, port, and user the library is
-checking in the @samp{*Messages*} buffer. Ditto for any other
+checking in the @file{*Messages*} buffer. Ditto for any other
problems, your first step is always to see what's being checked. The
second step, of course, is to write a blog entry about it and wait for
the answer in the comments.
(setq auth-sources '((:source "~/.authinfo.gpg")))
;;; even shorter and the @emph{default}:
(setq auth-sources '("~/.authinfo.gpg" "~/.authinfo" "~/.netrc"))
-;;; use the Secrets API @var{Login} collection (@pxref{Secret Service API})
+;;; use the Secrets API @var{Login} collection
+;;; (@pxref{Secret Service API})
(setq auth-sources '("secrets:Login"))
@end lisp
Here's a mixed example using two sources:
@lisp
-(setq auth-sources '((:source (:secrets default) :host "myserver" :user "joe")
+(setq auth-sources '((:source (:secrets default)
+ :host "myserver" :user "joe")
"~/.authinfo.gpg"))
@end lisp
@end defvar
If you don't customize @code{auth-sources}, you'll have to live with
-the defaults: any host and any port are looked up in the netrc
-file @file{~/.authinfo.gpg}, which is a GnuPG encrypted file
-(@pxref{GnuPG and EasyPG Assistant Configuration}).
+the defaults: the unencrypted netrc file @file{~/.authinfo} will be
+used for any host and any port.
+
+If that fails, any host and any port are looked up in the netrc file
+@file{~/.authinfo.gpg}, which is a GnuPG encrypted file (@pxref{GnuPG
+and EasyPG Assistant Configuration}).
-If that fails, the unencrypted netrc files @file{~/.authinfo} and
-@file{~/.netrc} will be used.
+Finally, the unencrypted netrc file @file{~/.netrc} will be used for
+any host and any port.
The typical netrc line example is without a port.
@end example
This will match any realm and authentication method (basic or digest)
-over HTTP. HTTPS is set up similarly. If you want finer controls,
+over HTTP@. HTTPS is set up similarly. If you want finer controls,
explore the url-auth source code and variables.
For Tramp authentication, use:
be available on most modern GNU/Linux systems).
The auth-source library uses the @file{secrets.el} library to connect
-through the Secret Service API. You can also use that library in
+through the Secret Service API@. You can also use that library in
other packages, it's not exclusive to auth-source.
@defvar secrets-enabled
@defvar auth-source-debug
Set this variable to @code{'trivia} to see lots of output in
-@samp{*Messages*}, or set it to a function that behaves like
+@file{*Messages*}, or set it to a function that behaves like
@code{message} to do your own logging.
@end defvar
@node GnuPG and EasyPG Assistant Configuration
@appendix GnuPG and EasyPG Assistant Configuration
-If you don't customize @code{auth-sources}, the auth-source library
-reads @file{~/.authinfo.gpg}, which is a GnuPG encrypted file. Then
-it will check @file{~/.authinfo} but it's not recommended to use such
-an unencrypted file.
+If the @code{auth-sources} variable contains @file{~/.authinfo.gpg}
+before @file{~/.authinfo}, the auth-source library will try to
+read the GnuPG encrypted @file{.gpg} file first, before
+the unencrypted file.
In Emacs 23 or later there is an option @code{auto-encryption-mode} to
automatically decrypt @file{*.gpg} files. It is enabled by default.
To set up elisp passphrase cache, set
@code{epa-file-cache-passphrase-for-symmetric-encryption}.
+@node GNU Free Documentation License
+@appendix GNU Free Documentation License
+@include doclicense.texi
+
@node Index
-@chapter Index
+@unnumbered Index
@printindex cp
@node Function Index
-@chapter Function Index
+@unnumbered Function Index
@printindex fn
@node Variable Index
-@chapter Variable Index
+@unnumbered Variable Index
@printindex vr
@bye
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