Variable: epa-file-cache-passphrase-for-symmetric-encryption

epa-file-cache-passphrase-for-symmetric-encryption is a customizable variable defined in epa-file.el.gz.

Value

nil

Documentation

If non-nil, cache passphrase for symmetric encryption.

For security reasons, this option is turned off by default and not recommended to use. Instead, consider using gpg-agent which does the same job in a safer way. See Info node (epa) Caching Passphrases for more information.

Note that this option has no effect if you use GnuPG 2.0.

Source Code

;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/epa-file.el.gz
;;; Options

(defcustom epa-file-cache-passphrase-for-symmetric-encryption nil
  "If non-nil, cache passphrase for symmetric encryption.

For security reasons, this option is turned off by default and
not recommended to use.  Instead, consider using gpg-agent which
does the same job in a safer way.  See Info node `(epa) Caching
Passphrases' for more information.

Note that this option has no effect if you use GnuPG 2.0."
  :type 'boolean
  :group 'epa-file)