Add AGE_ASKPASS support for external secret prompting#617
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Adds a fork of rage with AGE_ASKPASS support so the YubiKey PIN can be prompted via noctalia-askpass during age decryption. Sets PASSAGE_AGE=rage so passage delegates to it instead of the Go age (which has no askpass support). Temporary until str4d/rage#617 lands upstream.
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Hardware security tokens (YubiKey, PicoHSM) often need PIN entry during age decryption via plugins like
age-plugin-yubikey. The current pinentry/TTY-based prompting fails in non-interactive contexts (scripts, background services).AGE_ASKPASSallows delegating to a GUI askpass program (likessh-askpass,ksshaskpass, or custom implementations) with optional caching via the Linux kernel keyring.AGE_ASKPASSenvironment variable support toread_secret()inage/src/cli_common.rsSSH_ASKPASSconvention: program receives prompt as$1, prints secret to stdoutAGE_ASKPASS>PINENTRY_PROGRAM> default pinentry > TTYAGE_ASKPASSis set