Feature Request: Detect & Use gpg-agent (if available) for gpg signing/encryption

[onnimonni]

Intro

Thanks for implementing gpg with keybase.io!

Feature Request

I just have a minor concern with importing private keys for my software and I'd rather use gpg-agent. This is good for security because then I don't need to give other software access to my private key. This is also the only way to use gpg with yubikey.

Does this feature exist in another mail client or tool you use?

This already exists in osx mail with gpgtools installed.

[logandavis]

Thanks for the feedback onnimonni. gpg-agent integration is definitely on the roadmap, but not at the top of the priority list for now - we really want to keep things as simple as possible for users and not force them to install extra software to make this plugin work. It's a big feature to integrate nicely, but one that's definitely under consideration.

[zetaron]

There is also an Implementation of this present in Thunderbirds Enigmail Extension

[Boggin]

I'd love to see this bumped up the backlog, too. I believe gpg-agent could be offered and still offer an import option for users who just want to do that.

Just a thought but given that PGP tends only to be used by the technically (and security) minded wouldn't it deter as many users to not offer an agent based path? I for one don't want to be exporting my private key from my lovely YubiKey!

[joostrijneveld]

What's the current status of this? Is this something we might be seeing for the 0.5 release?

[AndrewKvalheim]

referencing #96