Looking for version of pinentry that supports pasting from clipboard
I'm running Jessie with Xfce.
If I try to open a GPG-encrypted file from Emacs, a pinentry dialog pops-up.
This dialog does not support paste from the clipboard in any form
(ctrl-V, ctrl-shift-V, right-click context menu, etc).
I understand there are versions of pinentry out there were this bug[1]
is fixed. If so, is there a recommended on for Debian?
Thanks in advance!
kj
[1] As bugs go, this is a truly perverse one. Not only it makes
pinentry vulnerable to keyloggers, but it also *encourages* (in fact,
it practically *enforces*) the risky practice of choosing short
passwords that are easy to remember and easy to type. Bluntly put,
pinentry without paste support, by promoting risky end-user practices,
represents a substantial security risk, and it should be treated as
such. It is unconscionable that pinentry, of all software, should be
such a threat to security, but there you have it.
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