Gopass does not clear the clipboard

[ashfaqfarooqui]

When I use gopass -c <my-file> the password is copied to the clipboard and should be cleared in 45s. I get a notification that my password is cleared, and using ctrl+v ensures I cannot paste anything. However, if I open my clipboard (copyq) in my case I can still see and access the password.

Steps To Reproduce

1. Copy the password using gopass -c <my-file>
2. Wait for 45s to get notified that the password is deleted.
3. Open clipboard utility (copyq), the password hasn't been cleared.

Environment

• OS: Manjaro linux, with i3 DM
• OS version:Linux 42 4.14.102-1-MANJARO Add template feature #1 SMP PREEMPT
• gopass Version: 1.8.4.2
• Installation method: Package manager

[dominikschulz]

Thanks for reporting this issue.

Unfortunately gopass can not, and will not, support any possible clipboard manager out there.
We can't possibly detect any binary listening for clipboard changes. There is some discussion and work on avoiding the clipboard altogether, but if you choose to use the clipboard you need to be careful with such programs.

Feel free to submit a PR to support copyq.

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[dastier]

The copyq declares "Ignoring clipboard copied from some windows or containing some text" as one of its features.

How to omit storing text copied from specific windows like a password manager?

although not sure if it will work with cli programs

[dominikschulz]

It shouldn't be too hard to implement this, but I'm not going to have time for that anytime soon:
https://copyq.readthedocs.io/en/latest/scripting-api.html#disable

[AnomalRoil]

@dastier @ashfaqfarooqui Doesn't this allow you to exclude gopass from the application copyq will copy from: https://copyq.readthedocs.io/en/latest/faq.html#how-to-omit-storing-text-copied-from-specific-windows-like-a-password-manager

I'm thinking about closing this, since as @dominikschulz said, we cannot support all the different clipboard that exist and keep reducing our code complexity.