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SSL certificate password storage?

Subject: SSL certificate password storage?

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3 messages between Sep 23, 2011 and Sep 24, 2011.

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James B· Sep 23, 2011, 22:41 UTC · lore

I'm accessing a Git repository over an HTTPS transport, where client certificates are required. My certificate requires a password to use, and Git prompts me for this every time I use it -- it's starting to get a little old. I've got Subversion set up to use Gnome-Keyring for credentials, so I only have to unlock that once per session. Is there something similar for Git? Is it planned? If not, is there a good place to make feature requests?

R/ James

Jay Soffian· Sep 24, 2011, 01:04 UTC · re: James B · lore

Re: SSL certificate password storage?

On Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 6:41 PM, James B <coderer@gmail.com> wrote:
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> I'm accessing a Git repository over an HTTPS transport, where client
> certificates are required.  My certificate requires a password to use,
> and Git prompts me for this every time I use it -- it's starting to
> get a little old.  I've got Subversion set up to use Gnome-Keyring for
> credentials, so I only have to unlock that once per session.  Is there
> something similar for Git?  Is it planned?  If not, is there a good
> place to make feature requests?

It's being worked on - http://www.google.com/search?q=git+credential+helper+site:gmane.org

j.
Jakub Narebski· Sep 24, 2011, 17:51 UTC · re: James B · lore

Re: SSL certificate password storage?

James B <coderer@gmail.com> writes:
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> I'm accessing a Git repository over an HTTPS transport, where client
> certificates are required.  My certificate requires a password to use,
> and Git prompts me for this every time I use it -- it's starting to
> get a little old.  I've got Subversion set up to use Gnome-Keyring for
> credentials, so I only have to unlock that once per session.  Is there
> something similar for Git?  Is it planned?  If not, is there a good
> place to make feature requests?
There is "credential helper" series:
 * infrastructure and simple example implementations,
   like in-memory cache by Jeff King
 * credential helper for MacOS X keychain from Jay Soffian
 * credential helper for KDE (KWallet) from Lukas Sandström
 * simple credential helper for Windows by Erik Faye-Lund

In 'next' there is only sample implemetations (credentia-cache and credential-store). Some of the rest you can find in 'pu', others only on git mailing list.

Currently there are no credentials helper for GNOME. Perhaps you can write one?

-- 
Jakub Narębski

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