From 845e593c84661f05576f96da9e384a671ca56e53 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Silvio Rhatto Date: Fri, 16 May 2014 15:37:55 -0300 Subject: Workaround for open/edit action returning instantaneously (#49) --- lib/keyringer/actions/edit | 14 +++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'lib') diff --git a/lib/keyringer/actions/edit b/lib/keyringer/actions/edit index 576bb67..63017d5 100755 --- a/lib/keyringer/actions/edit +++ b/lib/keyringer/actions/edit @@ -38,11 +38,23 @@ fi # Prompt echo "Press any key to open the decrypted data with $APP, Ctrl-C to abort" -echo "WARNING: please make sure that $APP doesn't leak data to external applications os files" +echo "WARNING: please make sure that $APP doesn't leak data to external applications or files" read key $APP "$TMPWORK" + +# Wait for background process to finish wait +# Workaround for some applications running in client/server mode, handling open file requests +# to a daemon and exiting immediatelly, making keyringer guess the editing is over and the file +# must be encrypted again (See #49). +# +# Thus, we cannot just wipe the file and exit keyringer, as the user might have a buffered copy +# of the unencrypted file in the application, which can lead to information leakage if the user +# saves the file and leaves the editor. +echo "Press any key when done using the file and you're sure that $APP is closed." +read -n 1 + # Encrypt again export KEYRINGER_ADD_EXTENSION=false keyringer_exec encrypt "$BASEDIR" "$FILE" "$TMPWORK" -- cgit v1.2.3