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Re: [PATCH 1/2] http.c: prompt for SSL client certificate password

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Mark Lodato <lodatom@gmail.com>
Date
Jun 7, 2009, 14:10 UTC
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On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 4:20 AM, Constantine Plotnikov<constantine.plotnikov@gmail.com> wrote:

> How it works if git is run from IDEs (no tty will be available)?

Then this will be no worse than the current situation, which also uses standard input to prompt for the password. Note that a TTY is also required if an HTTP password is requested.

> Is there a way to redefine the way the password is got?
No.  This may be nice, but it would be much more complicated to implement.
> What about scripting scenarios where passwordless certificates are
> likely to be used?

If you wish to use a client certificate without a password, then you need the second patch in this series, which adds an option to disable the password prompt.

Thanks for your input, Mark

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  1. 1/2 http.c: prompt for SSL client certificate passwordMark Lodato, May 28, 2009
  2. 2/2 http.c: add http.sslCertNoPass optionMark Lodato, May 28, 2009
  3. Mark LodatoJun 5, 2009
  4. Constantine PlotnikovJun 5, 2009
  5. Mark LodatoJun 7, 2009
  6. Mark LodatoJun 11, 2009
  7. Nanako ShiraishiJun 11, 2009
  8. Junio C HamanoJun 11, 2009
  9. Daniel StenbergJun 12, 2009
  10. Constantine PlotnikovJun 12, 2009
  11. Jakub NarebskiJun 12, 2009
  12. Rogan DawesJun 12, 2009
  13. Mark LodatoJun 12, 2009
  14. Mark LodatoJun 12, 2009
  15. Junio C HamanoJun 13, 2009
  16. Mark LodatoJun 13, 2009
  17. Daniel StenbergJun 13, 2009
  18. Junio C HamanoJun 11, 2009
  19. Mark LodatoJun 12, 2009
  20. Junio C HamanoJun 12, 2009
  21. Daniel StenbergJun 12, 2009
  22. Mark LodatoJun 12, 2009
  23. Junio C HamanoJun 13, 2009
  24. Mark LodatoJun 13, 2009
  25. Junio C HamanoJun 13, 2009

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