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Michael Albinus |
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[Emacs-diffs] emacs-26 ceccb3c: New node Authentication in the Emacs manual |
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Sat, 26 Jan 2019 10:47:01 -0500 (EST) |
branch: emacs-26
commit ceccb3c8c4461cfb69b64d94a57709393b8c39fd
Author: Michael Albinus <address@hidden>
Commit: Michael Albinus <address@hidden>
New node Authentication in the Emacs manual
* doc/emacs/custom.texi (Customization):
* doc/emacs/emacs.texi (Top): Add node Authentication.
---
doc/emacs/custom.texi | 38 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
doc/emacs/emacs.texi | 1 +
2 files changed, 39 insertions(+)
diff --git a/doc/emacs/custom.texi b/doc/emacs/custom.texi
index 4aaf58c..32706f3 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/custom.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/custom.texi
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ Reference Manual}.
By changing them, you can redefine keys.
* Init File:: How to write common customizations in the
initialization file.
+* Authentication:: Keeping persistent authentication information.
+
@end menu
@node Easy Customization
@@ -2609,3 +2611,39 @@ instance:
@noindent
Type @kbd{C-q}, followed by the key you want to bind, to insert @var{char}.
+
address@hidden Authentication
address@hidden Keeping Persistent Authentication Information
address@hidden ~/.authinfo file
address@hidden ~/.authinfo.gpg file
address@hidden ~/.netrc file
+
+ Some Emacs packages, which connect to other services, require
+authentication (@pxref{Passwords}), e.g., @ref{Top, Gnus,, gnus, The
+Gnus Manual}, or @ref{Top, Tramp,, tramp, The Tramp Manual}. Because
+it might be annoying to provide the same user name and password again
+and again, Emacs offers to keep this information persistent via the
+auth-source library.
+
+ Per default, this information is taken from the file
address@hidden/.authinfo} or @file{~/.authinfo.gpg} or @file{~/.netrc}.
+These files have a syntax similar to netrc files as known from the ftp
+program, like
+
address@hidden
+machine @var{mymachine} login @var{myloginname} password @var{mypassword} port
@var{myport}
address@hidden example
+
+ Similarly, the auth-source library supports multiple storage
+backend, currently either the classic netrc backend, JSON files, the
+Secret Service API, and pass, the standard unix password manager.
+
address@hidden auth-sources
+ All these alternatives are customized via the user option
address@hidden, @ref{Top, Emacs auth-source,, auth, Emacs auth-source}.
+
address@hidden auth-source-save-behavior
+ When a password is entered interactively, which is not found via the
+configured backend, some of the backends offer to save it
+persistently. This can be changed by the customizing user option
address@hidden
diff --git a/doc/emacs/emacs.texi b/doc/emacs/emacs.texi
index d501db7..5b16d50 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/emacs.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/emacs.texi
@@ -1114,6 +1114,7 @@ Customization
By changing them, you can redefine keys.
* Init File:: How to write common customizations in the
initialization file.
+* Authentication:: Keeping persistent authentication information.
Easy Customization Interface
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