Variable: mml-secure-cache-passphrase

mml-secure-cache-passphrase is a customizable variable defined in mml-sec.el.gz.

Value

t

Documentation

If t, cache OpenPGP or S/MIME passphrases inside Emacs.

Passphrase caching in Emacs is NOT recommended. Use gpg-agent instead. See Info node (message) Security.

Source Code

;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/gnus/mml-sec.el.gz
;; FIXME If it's "NOT recommended", why is it the default?
(defcustom mml-secure-cache-passphrase password-cache
  "If t, cache OpenPGP or S/MIME passphrases inside Emacs.
Passphrase caching in Emacs is NOT recommended.  Use gpg-agent instead.
See Info node `(message) Security'."
  :group 'message
  :type 'boolean)