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author | drduh <github@duh.to> | 2019-12-14 11:48:33 -0800 |
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committer | drduh <github@duh.to> | 2019-12-14 11:48:33 -0800 |
commit | 04127d566bbd6fbd731f140d5b2f4b6f3fcf0508 (patch) | |
tree | d8ff242c29efd759217d7099f0ed69a8a917020a /README.md | |
parent | Fix url formatting (diff) | |
download | YubiKey-Guide-04127d566bbd6fbd731f140d5b2f4b6f3fcf0508.tar.gz |
Document issue #145 and fix #142
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@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ You will need several small storage devices for booting a temporary operating sy It is recommended to generate cryptographic keys and configure YubiKey from a secure operating system and using an ephemeral environment ("live image"), such as [Debian](https://www.debian.org/CD/live/), [Tails](https://tails.boum.org/index.en.html), or [OpenBSD](https://www.openbsd.org/) booted from a USB drive. -Depending on your threat model and/or level of inherent trust in your own system, it may also be a valid option to run the live image within a virtual machine using VirtualBox or VMWare software. +Depending on your threat model and/or level of inherent trust in your own system, it may also be a valid option to run the live image within a virtual machine using [virt-manager](https://virt-manager.org/), VirtualBox, or VMWare software. To use Debian, download the latest image: @@ -1585,7 +1585,7 @@ pinentry-program /usr/bin/pinentry-curses **Tip** Set `pinentry-program /usr/bin/pinentry-gnome3` for a GUI-based prompt. If the _pinentry_ graphical dialog doesn't show and you get this error: `sign_and_send_pubkey: signing failed: agent refused operation`, you may need to install the `dbus-user-session` package and restart the computer for the `dbus` user session to be fully inherited; this is because behind the scenes, `pinentry` complains about `No $DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS found`, falls back to `curses` but doesn't find the expected `tty`. -On macOS, use `brew install pinentry-mac` and adjust the program path to suit. +On macOS, use `brew install pinentry-mac` and set the program path to `pinentry-program /usr/local/bin/pinentry-mac` ## Replace agents @@ -1977,11 +1977,8 @@ On macOS, install gpgme using Homebrew: $ brew install gpgme ``` -To allow Chrome to run gpgme: -```console -$ nano ~/Library/Application\ Support/Google/Chrome/NativeMessagingHosts/gpgmejson.json -``` -and paste: +To allow Chrome to run gpgme, edit `~/Library/Application\ Support/Google/Chrome/NativeMessagingHosts/gpgmejson.json` and add: + ```json { "name": "gpgmejson", @@ -1994,14 +1991,13 @@ and paste: } ``` -Edit the default path to allow Chrome to find gpg: +Edit the default path to allow Chrome to find GPG: + ```console $ sudo launchctl config user path /usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin ``` -Close Chrome if it is running and reboot your Mac. - -Finally install the [mailvelope extension](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/mailvelope/kajibbejlbohfaggdiogboambcijhkke) from the Chrome app store. +Finally, install the [Mailvelope extension](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/mailvelope/kajibbejlbohfaggdiogboambcijhkke) from the Chrome app store. # Reset @@ -2052,7 +2048,9 @@ scd apdu 00 44 00 00 - If you still receive the error, `sign_and_send_pubkey: signing failed: agent refused operation` - [run the command](https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=835394) `gpg-connect-agent updatestartuptty /bye` -- If you still receive the error, `sign_and_send_pubkey: signing failed: agent refused operation` - check `~/.gnupg/gpg-agent.conf` to make sure the path to `pinentry` is correct. +- If you still receive the error, `sign_and_send_pubkey: signing failed: agent refused operation` - edit `~/.gnupg/gpg-agent.conf` to set a valid `pinentry` program path, e.g. `pinentry-program /usr/local/bin/pinentry-mac` on macOS. + +- If you receive the error, `The agent has no identities` from `ssh-add -L`, make sure you have installed and started `scdaemon`. - If you receive the error, `Error connecting to agent: No such file or directory` from `ssh-add -L`, the UNIX file socket that the agent uses for communication with other processes may not be set up correctly. On Debian, try `export SSH_AUTH_SOCK="/run/user/$UID/gnupg/S.gpg-agent.ssh"`. Also see that `gpgconf --list-dirs agent-ssh-socket` is returning single path, to existing `S.gpg-agent.ssh` socket. |