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Re: [gcmd-dev] [NEW] Use of GNOME authentication manager for user's secu
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Petr Tomasek |
Subject: |
Re: [gcmd-dev] [NEW] Use of GNOME authentication manager for user's security credentials |
Date: |
Tue, 23 Oct 2007 22:00:43 +0200 |
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On Thu, Oct 18, 2007 at 08:44:55PM +0200, Magnus Stålnacke wrote:
> Piotr Eljasiak wrote:
> >
> >Just try to open connection with CTRL+F (or CTRL+N) in gcmd. As password
> >is not stored by gcmd anymore, GNOME authentication manager will ask you
> >for that - then entered password can be stored internally by
> >authentication manager and reused if necessary.
>
> I feel a security issue.
Actually using one proper designed authentication manager is much more
secure, that every application storing their password by themselves
(mostly not encrypted!)
> Nothing specific, just a feeling about that
> manager of putting all the eggs in the same
> basket.
>
> It is also yet another gnomeish-dep.
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Petr Tomasek <http://www.etf.cuni.cz/~tomasek>
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- Re: [gcmd-dev] [NEW] Use of GNOME authentication manager for user's security credentials, (continued)
- [gcmd-dev] commandline bugs..., Antono Vasiljev, 2007/10/11
- Re: [gcmd-dev] [NEW] Use of GNOME authentication manager for user's security credentials, Michael, 2007/10/18
- Re: [gcmd-dev] [NEW] Use of GNOME authentication manager for user's security credentials, Michael, 2007/10/18
- Re: [gcmd-dev] [NEW] Use of GNOME authentication manager for user's security credentials, Piotr Eljasiak, 2007/10/22
- [gcmd-dev] Re: GNOME authentication manager, Michael, 2007/10/23
- Re: [gcmd-dev] Re: GNOME authentication manager, Piotr Eljasiak, 2007/10/23
- Re: [gcmd-dev] Re: GNOME authentication manager, Michael, 2007/10/23
- Re: [gcmd-dev] [NEW] Use of GNOME authentication manager for user's security credentials, Piotr Eljasiak, 2007/10/28
- Re: [gcmd-dev] [NEW] Use of GNOME authentication manager for user's security credentials, Michael, 2007/10/28
- Re: [gcmd-dev] [NEW] Use of GNOME authentication manager for user's security credentials, Piotr Eljasiak, 2007/10/29
- [gcmd-dev] gcmd website, Antono Vasiljev, 2007/10/29
- Re: [gcmd-dev] gcmd website, Michael, 2007/10/29