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Re: can emacs use the mac os x keychain?
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Barry Margolin |
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Re: can emacs use the mac os x keychain? |
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Wed, 21 Apr 2010 20:58:26 -0400 |
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In article <87633kaess.fsf@lifelogs.com>,
Ted Zlatanov <tzz@lifelogs.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 21 Apr 2010 00:02:17 -0400 Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu>
> wrote:
>
> BM> In article
> BM> <370a1897-25aa-418f-9631-1570dfa99de3@z7g2000yqb.googlegroups.com>,
> BM> vm user <emacs_user@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> >> hi all, several emacs packages such as tramp and VM ask for
> >> passwords. does anyone know how to make emacs get the password from
> >> the mac os x keychain instead of having to type it every time?
> >> thanks...
>
> BM> If you're using tramp's ssh method, you can install SSHKeychain.
>
> Can this be called by other code? I could add support in
> auth-source.el to look in the OS X keychain.
SSHKeychain operates an ssh-agent, so it's only useful for applications
that use SSH keys.
Here's the docuemntation of Apple's Keychain API:
http://developer.apple.com/mac/library/documentation/Security/Reference/k
eychainservices/Reference/reference.html
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Barry Margolin, barmar@alum.mit.edu
Arlington, MA
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