[PEAR-BUG] Bug #17838 [Com]: Operations with passphrase doesn't work with GnuPG 2.x

Edit report at http://pear.php.net/bugs/bug.php?id=17838&edit=1

ID: 17838
Updated by: mike@silverorange.com
Reported By: alec at alec dot pl
Summary: Operations with passphrase doesn't work with GnuPG
2.x
Status: Open
Type: Bug
Package: Crypt_GPG
Package Version: SVN
PHP Version: Irrelevant
Roadmap Versions:
New Comment:

No updates since it was filed. The description is accurate. GnuPG 2.x
doesn't support -
-passphrase-fd and this makes it hard to securely pass the passphrase in
a scripted
environment.

I don't have or use GnuPG 2.x so it's difficult for me to test
solutions. If you can figure
out how to programmatically send the passphrase to GnuPG 2.x when it's
needed
(keep in mind that sometimes multiple passphrases are required for a
single
operation), I can integrate it into Crypt_GPG.


Previous Comments:
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[2011-05-11 14:39:48] mejo

Any news on this bug?

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[2010-09-02 08:35:08] alec

Description:
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GnuPG 2.0 invokes pinentry binary with curses or X interface for
passphrase input. It is not handled by Crypt_GPG, which means script
hangs when you try to e.g. decrypt a message and secret key requires
passphrase.

I've tried to use --passphrase-fd and --batch, but it looks like gpg
waits for passphrase input before returning NEED_PASSPHRASE status.

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