Auth sources pass authentication against GMail in Gnus
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AsterOps · 2022-02-01 18:53

I try to migrate my `~/.authinfo` file into [pass
manager](https://www.passwordstore.org/) and I know that [auth-source-
pass](https://github.com/DamienCassou/auth-source-pass) is now part of
Emacs but I cannot successfully connect to my gmail (or any other
mail) account in Gnus. I tried various [syntax](https://www.gnu.org/so
ftware/emacs/manual/html_mono/auth.html#The-Unix-password-store) of my
pass entries in my manager but during starting Gnus I still receive
warning about failed connection.

My pass tree in different ways:

    .password-store/
    │
    └─ gmail
        ├── <login>@gmail.com.gpg
        ├── imap.gmail.com
        │   └── <login>.gpg
        └── smtp.gmail.com
            └── <login>.gpg

Is it adding port necessary? I saw [this](https://www.reddit.com/r/ema
cs/comments/o4g7dv/can_i_integrate_pass_the_password_manager_into/?utm
_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) post but it doesn't provide
to me complex answer. I am not gnus hacker so I tried to setup Gnus
according to [wiki](https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/GnusGmail).

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Danrobi1 · 2022-02-01 21:01

All I know about Gnus setup is [here](https://old.reddit.com/r/emacs/c
omments/sf2oc6/templemacs/huosl3j/?context=3) It might help you, idk.

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lostcoffee · 2022-02-02 04:02

Is `password-store` in your `auth-sources`? If so, have you tried
using `auth-source-search` yourself to try to access one of your
passwords? This manual may help:
https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_mono/auth.html

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redguardtoo · 2022-02-02 05:08

See https://github.com/redguardtoo/mastering-emacs-in-one-year-
guide/blob/master/gnus-guide-en.org

Search `.authinfo.gpg`. Since Emacs has built in support for GnuPG
(gpg), you don't need "pass manager"

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AsterOps · 2022-02-02 08:03

Yes, my auth source configuration below:

    (use-package auth-source
        :config
        (setq auth-sources '(password-store))
        (setq auth-source-debug 'trivia))

And then after trying to connect in Gnus I see a lot of more
[output](https://pastebin.com/mst79P2u)

So as we see the `auth-source` knows about `password-store` backend
but cannot find corresponding entry because of wrong syntax. I try to
fix it and give update :)