From 16ff95a5a70c79f85db967f01b4c0be0f9dd5b89 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Nicholas Hebert <68243838+n-hebert@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2022 18:18:07 -0300
Subject: [PATCH] Permit hands-free passphrase generation

---
 cmd/age/age.go | 13 +++++++++----
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/cmd/age/age.go b/cmd/age/age.go
index 4a68489d..edbcbf46 100644
--- a/cmd/age/age.go
+++ b/cmd/age/age.go
@@ -291,11 +291,16 @@ func passphrasePromptForEncryption() (string, error) {
 		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "Using passphrase from environment variable.")
 		return pass, nil
 	}
-	pass, err := readSecret("Enter passphrase (leave empty to autogenerate a secure one):")
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("could not read passphrase: %v", err)
+	p := ""
+	if _, exists := os.LookupEnv("AGE_AUTOGENERATE_PASSPHRASE"); exists {
+		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "Skipping request for the user to enter a passphrase.")
+	} else {
+		pass, err := readSecret("Enter passphrase (leave empty to autogenerate a secure one):")
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("could not read passphrase: %v", err)
+		}
+		p = string(pass)
 	}
-	p := string(pass)
 	if p == "" {
 		var words []string
 		for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {