| @@ -50,9 +50,21 @@ The automatically deployed configs will look for certain programs for certain ex | |||||
| + `iproute2mac` for Mac users who want the autosync feature. | + `iproute2mac` for Mac users who want the autosync feature. | ||||
| + `mpv` if you want the autosync feature to notify you with a ding on new mail. | + `mpv` if you want the autosync feature to notify you with a ding on new mail. | ||||
| ### "Wait? The script asks for my passwords?" | |||||
| ## The autosync | |||||
| Look at the code. The script takes the passwords you give it, encrypts them immediately with your own GPG key, and shreds the leftovers. Nothing malicious; it's all there! If it makes you comfortable you can even run the script offline at first. | |||||
| If you activate the autosync at a significantly infrequent interval, by | |||||
| default, your system might prompt you for your GPG password every time. To | |||||
| prevent this, you can change the time a GPG unlock lasts by adding a time in | |||||
| seconds as below into `~/.gnupg/gpg-agent.conf`: | |||||
| ``` | |||||
| default-cache-ttl <number-of-seconds> | |||||
| max-cache-ttl <number-of-seconds> | |||||
| ``` | |||||
| You can also use [pam-gnupg](https://github.com/cruegge/pam-gnupg) if you want | |||||
| to just log into your keyring immediately on log in. This is what I do, but | |||||
| it's less secure if you leave you computer logged on. | |||||
| ## You can help! | ## You can help! | ||||