A pretty good option is to use gpg-agent. It can keep your passphrase /secret key in (secure) memory for a few minutes so you can use the key in scripted tasks.
On Thu, Feb 18, 2016, 4:24 PM Harman, Michael <michael.har...@uhsinc.com> wrote: > I am attempting to automate a process that decrypts files. The files are > encrypted with my key which has a passphrase. I have determined I can use > the “--passphrase-file” option to get the passphrase of my key. In the gpg > documentation at > https://www.gnupg.org/documentation/manuals/gnupg/GPG-Esoteric-Options.html, > under “--passphrase-file file” it says “Don't use this option if you can > avoid it”, but I can’t find any alternative solution in the documentation. > I found one blog that says to just remove the passphrase, however I’d like > to preserve the passphrase. Do you have any recommendations where I can > have a passphrase but still use it in an unattended fashion that is secure? > > > > *Michael W. Harman, MIT* | Senior Application Architect, Information > Services | *UHS* of Delaware, Inc. | a subsidiary of Universal Health > Services | Phone 610.768.3416 > > > UHS of Delaware, Inc. Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, > including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) > and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized > review, use, disclosure or distribution of this information is prohibited, > and may be punishable by law. If this was sent to you in error, please > notify the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original > message. > _______________________________________________ > Gnupg-users mailing list > Gnupg-users@gnupg.org > http://lists.gnupg.org/mailman/listinfo/gnupg-users >
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