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Passphrase dialog despite --passphrase option
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Description

gpg prompts for a passphrase (graphical dialog box on Gnome) even when the
--passphrase is used.
Moreover, at least if Cancel is hit, the value in the --passphrase option is
used, which is not what one would expect.
As a result, it becomes impossible to leave unattended a script that prompts for
a password and then uses it while calling gpg several times.

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Version
1.4.6

Event Timeline

eric_polin.com added a project: Bug Report.Jul 10 2008, 12:27 PM
eric_polin.com set Version to 1.4.6.
eric_polin.com added a subscriber: eric_polin.com.
• werner added a subscriber: • werner.Oct 13 2008, 11:09 AM

Use the option "--no-agent".

neal added a subscriber: neal.Nov 3 2015, 11:48 PM

I'm assuming that this issue was resolved since Eric didn't reply.

neal closed this task as Resolved.Nov 3 2015, 11:48 PM
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doprea added a subscriber: doprea.Aug 4 2017, 10:21 AM

It's actually --no-use-agent:

$ echo "cleartext" | gpg --passphrase "some-passphrase" -c --no-use-agent > text.encrypted
$ cat text.encrypted | gpg --passphrase "passphrase" --no-use-agent 2>/dev/null
$ cat text.encrypted | gpg --passphrase "some-passphrase" --no-use-agent 2>/dev/null
cleartext