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authorWerner Koch <wk@gnupg.org>2007-01-25 09:30:47 +0100
committerWerner Koch <wk@gnupg.org>2007-01-25 09:30:47 +0100
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parent* gpg.texi, specify-user-id.texi: Only some of the mentions of (diff)
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* protect-tool.c (get_passphrase): New arg OPT_CHECK. (get_new_passphrase): Enable OTP_CHECK on the first call. * command.c (cmd_get_passphrase): Implement option --check. * gpg-agent.c (MIN_PASSPHRASE_LEN): New (parse_rereadable_options): New option --min-passphrase-len. * genkey.c (check_passphrase_constraints): New. (agent_genkey, agent_protect_and_store): Call new function. Fix memory leak. * call-pinentry.c (agent_askpin): Allow translation of the displayed error message. (agent_popup_message_start): Remove arg CANCEL_BTN. (popup_message_thread): Use --one-button option. * command.c (cmd_passwd): Now that we don't distinguish between assuan and regular error codes we can jump to the end on error. common/ * simple-pwquery.c (simple_pwquery): New arg OPT_CHECK.
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diff --git a/doc/gpg-agent.texi b/doc/gpg-agent.texi
index a1b7ac3b2..12c870588 100644
--- a/doc/gpg-agent.texi
+++ b/doc/gpg-agent.texi
@@ -334,6 +334,11 @@ Set the maximum time a cache entry used for SSH keys is valid to @var{n}
seconds. After this time a cache entry will get expired even if it has
been accessed recently. The default are 2 hours (7200 seconds).
+@item --min-passphrase-len @var{n}
+@opindex min-passphrase-len
+Set the minimal length of a passphrase. When entereing a new passphrase
+shorter than this value a warning will be displayed. Defaults to 8.
+
@item --pinentry-program @var{filename}
@opindex pinentry-program
Use program @var{filename} as the PIN entry. The default is installation
@@ -972,7 +977,7 @@ special handling of passphrases. This command uses a syntax which helps
clients to use the agent with minimum effort.
@example
- GET_PASSPHRASE [--data] @var{cache_id} [@var{error_message} @var{prompt} @var{description}]
+ GET_PASSPHRASE [--data] [--check] @var{cache_id} [@var{error_message} @var{prompt} @var{description}]
@end example
@var{cache_id} is expected to be a string used to identify a cached
@@ -999,6 +1004,10 @@ limited by the maximum length of a command. If the option
@option{--data} is used, the passphrase is not returned on the OK line
but by regular data lines; this is the preferred method.
+If the option @option{--check} is used, the standard passphrase
+constraints checks are applied. A check is not done if the passphrase
+has been found in the cache.
+
@example
CLEAR_PASSPHRASE @var{cache_id}
@end example