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passage: decrypt identities file before multiple decryptions#57

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@derat derat commented Jan 16, 2025

If the identities file appears to be an age-encrypted file, decrypt it to the secure temporary directory for commands that run multiple "age -d" commands (edit, find, reencrypt). This avoids repeatedly prompting for the same password.

If the identities file appears to be an age-encrypted file,
decrypt it to the secure temporary directory for commands
that run multiple "age -d" commands (edit, find, reencrypt).
This avoids repeatedly prompting for the same password.
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derat commented Jan 16, 2025

Not sure whether this is reasonable or not from a security perspective, as it creates a window where the identity is accessible under /dev/shm. I couldn't come up with any other way to make commands like grep usable in conjunction with a password-protected identity, though (#3, #16).

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