Bug 90487 - no option to keep PGP password in memory
Summary: no option to keep PGP password in memory
Status: RESOLVED INTENTIONAL
Alias: None
Product: kmail
Classification: Applications
Component: general (show other bugs)
Version: 1.7
Platform: unspecified Linux
: NOR wishlist
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: kdepim bugs
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Reported: 2004-09-29 18:33 UTC by menschmeier
Modified: 2007-09-14 12:17 UTC (History)
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Description menschmeier 2004-09-29 18:33:38 UTC
Version:           1.7 (using KDE 3.2.3, Mandrake Linux Cooker i586 - Cooker)
Compiler:          gcc version 3.4.1 (Mandrakelinux (Alpha 3.4.1-3mdk)
OS:                Linux (i686) release 2.6.8.1

I am missing the option to keep the PGP password in memory, so I have to enter it only once if I send some signed messages. 

In the KMail version I used before this option exists. Is there a (security) reason to remove this feature? Or is this feature "hidden" somewhere?
Comment 1 David Faure 2004-09-29 18:41:30 UTC
> I am missing the option to keep the PGP password in memory, so I have to enter it only once if I send some signed messages. 
> 
> In the KMail version I used before this option exists. Is there a (security) reason to remove this feature? Or is this feature "hidden" somewhere?

KMail itself doesn't hold the passphrase in memory anymore for security reasons,
but you can use gpg-agent to do that for you. The dialog where you type the password
should even tell you about that...

http://kmail.kde.org/kmail-pgpmime-howto.html