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30.1; icomplete-mode interferes with epg's loopback pinentry mode when using encypted authinfo

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From: "Oliver J. Mead" <olivermead <at> olivermead.xyz>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 30.1; icomplete-mode interferes with epg's loopback pinentry mode
 when using encypted authinfo
Date: Wed, 07 May 2025 23:15:56 +0100

~/.authinfo.gpg exists, and corresponding keys exist with gnupg to
decrypt it, the relevant private key does have a password.

start emacs with 'emacs -Q', execute:
```
(set 'epg-pinentry-mode 'loopback)
(icomplete-mode 1)
```
Type 'C-x C-f /ssh:'.
In the minibuffer appears the prompt 'Password for [GPG KEY]: '.

At this point the expected behaviour is for this epg prompt to accept
the user's password input, decrypt the authinfo file and carry on with
the TRAMP path entry.

Attempting to input the password results in:
- Each character entered switches the minibuffer between displaying the
  epg prompt and displaying the 'find-file' prompt.
- Each character entered when the 'find-file' prompt is visible is added
  to that prompt's input.
- No characters appear to be added to the epg prompt - no '*'s appear
  before the cursor.
For example, if the user types '1234567890abcdefg' then the 'find-file'
prompt will be displayed, with the text '~//ssh:24680bdf'
entered. That's every other character of a password in plain text on the
screen and nothing useful going on. 

I have found a work-around for this issue:
Type any character into the epg prompt when it appears (this character
will neither end up in the epg prompt nor the 'find-file' prompt), then TAB when
the 'find-file' prompt returns. The epg prompt reappears and the
password can be typed as normal from this point. 


In GNU Emacs 30.1 (build 2, x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, X toolkit, cairo
version 1.18.4, Xaw3d scroll bars)
Repository revision: 7e1ec134828a479c748d725f9cc528c08d4bb710
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Message #8 received at 78310 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: "Oliver J. Mead" <olivermead <at> olivermead.xyz>,
 João Távora <joaotavora <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 78310 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#78310: 30.1;
 icomplete-mode interferes with epg's loopback pinentry mode when
 using encypted authinfo
Date: Sat, 10 May 2025 13:49:06 +0300

> Date: Wed, 07 May 2025 23:15:56 +0100
> From:  "Oliver J. Mead" via "Bug reports for GNU Emacs,
>  the Swiss army knife of text editors" <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org>
> 
> 
> ~/.authinfo.gpg exists, and corresponding keys exist with gnupg to
> decrypt it, the relevant private key does have a password.
> 
> start emacs with 'emacs -Q', execute:
> ```
> (set 'epg-pinentry-mode 'loopback)
> (icomplete-mode 1)
> ```
> Type 'C-x C-f /ssh:'.
> In the minibuffer appears the prompt 'Password for [GPG KEY]: '.
> 
> At this point the expected behaviour is for this epg prompt to accept
> the user's password input, decrypt the authinfo file and carry on with
> the TRAMP path entry.
> 
> Attempting to input the password results in:
> - Each character entered switches the minibuffer between displaying the
>   epg prompt and displaying the 'find-file' prompt.
> - Each character entered when the 'find-file' prompt is visible is added
>   to that prompt's input.
> - No characters appear to be added to the epg prompt - no '*'s appear
>   before the cursor.
> For example, if the user types '1234567890abcdefg' then the 'find-file'
> prompt will be displayed, with the text '~//ssh:24680bdf'
> entered. That's every other character of a password in plain text on the
> screen and nothing useful going on. 
> 
> I have found a work-around for this issue:
> Type any character into the epg prompt when it appears (this character
> will neither end up in the epg prompt nor the 'find-file' prompt), then TAB when
> the 'find-file' prompt returns. The epg prompt reappears and the
> password can be typed as normal from this point. 

João, any comments or suggestions?

Message #11 received at 78310 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: joaotavora <at> gmail.com
Cc: 78310 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, olivermead <at> olivermead.xyz
Subject: Re: bug#78310: 30.1;
 icomplete-mode interferes with epg's loopback pinentry mode when
 using encypted authinfo
Date: Sat, 24 May 2025 11:55:35 +0300

Ping!  João, any comments?

> Cc: 78310 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Sat, 10 May 2025 13:49:06 +0300
> From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
> 
> > Date: Wed, 07 May 2025 23:15:56 +0100
> > From:  "Oliver J. Mead" via "Bug reports for GNU Emacs,
> >  the Swiss army knife of text editors" <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org>
> > 
> > 
> > ~/.authinfo.gpg exists, and corresponding keys exist with gnupg to
> > decrypt it, the relevant private key does have a password.
> > 
> > start emacs with 'emacs -Q', execute:
> > ```
> > (set 'epg-pinentry-mode 'loopback)
> > (icomplete-mode 1)
> > ```
> > Type 'C-x C-f /ssh:'.
> > In the minibuffer appears the prompt 'Password for [GPG KEY]: '.
> > 
> > At this point the expected behaviour is for this epg prompt to accept
> > the user's password input, decrypt the authinfo file and carry on with
> > the TRAMP path entry.
> > 
> > Attempting to input the password results in:
> > - Each character entered switches the minibuffer between displaying the
> >   epg prompt and displaying the 'find-file' prompt.
> > - Each character entered when the 'find-file' prompt is visible is added
> >   to that prompt's input.
> > - No characters appear to be added to the epg prompt - no '*'s appear
> >   before the cursor.
> > For example, if the user types '1234567890abcdefg' then the 'find-file'
> > prompt will be displayed, with the text '~//ssh:24680bdf'
> > entered. That's every other character of a password in plain text on the
> > screen and nothing useful going on. 
> > 
> > I have found a work-around for this issue:
> > Type any character into the epg prompt when it appears (this character
> > will neither end up in the epg prompt nor the 'find-file' prompt), then TAB when
> > the 'find-file' prompt returns. The epg prompt reappears and the
> > password can be typed as normal from this point. 
> 
> João, any comments or suggestions?
> 
> 
> 
> 

Message #14 received at 78310 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: João Távora <joaotavora <at> gmail.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 78310 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, olivermead <at> olivermead.xyz
Subject: Re: bug#78310: 30.1; icomplete-mode interferes with epg's loopback
 pinentry mode when using encypted authinfo
Date: Sat, 24 May 2025 18:36:57 +0100

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On Sat, May 24, 2025, 09:55 Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> wrote:

> .
> > >
> > > I have found a work-around for this issue:
> > > Type any character into the epg prompt when it appears (this character
> > > will neither end up in the epg prompt nor the 'find-file' prompt),
> then TAB when
> > > the 'find-file' prompt returns. The epg prompt reappears and the
> > > password can be typed as normal from this point.
> >
> > João, any comments or suggestions?
>

Not really. This seems hairy to solve. Or maybe not. Maybe somehow epg
could disable icomplete when reading passwords?

João

>

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