Support for reading passwords from a specified fd#186
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Support for reading passwords from a specified fd#186
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This initial work adds the -pfd[N] flag to the 7z command so that an
alternate file descriptor (fd) may be specified for reading the password
instead of standard input (stdin).
By adding this flag it becomes possible for 7z to accept data from stdin
for use with the -si flag while also being being able to decrypt a
password protected achieve without revealing the password on the
command line.
For example, generating a secret key and storing it in an encrypted archive
without the need to expose any of the data to a filesystem:
age-keygen | 7z -pfd9 9< <(pass show archive) -siid.age a archive.7z
As a side effect the password is not echoed to the terminal, however
this PR should not conflict with the work in ip7z#33.
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This initial work adds the -pfd[N] flag to the 7z command so that an alternate file descriptor (fd) may be specified for reading the password instead of standard input (stdin).
By adding this flag it becomes possible for 7z to accept data from stdin for use with the -si flag while also being able to decrypt a password protected achieve without revealing the password on the command line.
For example, generating a secret key and storing it in an encrypted archive without the need to expose any of the data to a filesystem:
As a side effect the password is not echoed to the terminal, however this PR should not conflict with the work in #33.
Closes #184