How can I avoid having to enter my GnuPG password each time I log in ?
Psi has no option to save the passphrase of your GnuPG key. This is done deliberately, since saving the passphrase on your disk is very unsafe, but even worse gives a false feeling of security to people who are not 100% realizing what they do. To make an analogy: Saving your passphrase in Psi would be like adding a piece of paper in your wallet next to your credit card, and write your 15-number pin code (15, because it makes you feel safe) on this piece of paper in reverse, and writing under it ‘The above number is my pin code in reverse’. This being said, there are two ways to avoid typing your passphrase: • the easiest way is to simply remove your passphrase from your key. This is comparable to the security you would get when you could save your passphrase in Psi. You can do this by using the passwd command when editing your key (gpg –edit-key UID) • the safest way is to make use of a GnuPG agent.
