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List:       kde-bugs-dist
Subject:    [Bug 78505] wallets require a password
From:       George Staikos <staikos () kde ! org>
Date:       2004-06-08 19:52:55
Message-ID: 20040608195255.30571.qmail () ktown ! kde ! org
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------- Additional Comments From staikos kde org  2004-06-08 21:52 -------
On June 8, 2004 15:37, Jason Keirstead wrote:

> On June 8, 2004 04:09 pm, George Staikos wrote:
> > In particular, I travel with my laptop.  If I lose it, I
> > can have a high degree of confidence that my passwords won't be stolen.
> > I  couldn't do that before when I was using a text file.
>
> This is only true if you take the time to randomize the contents of entire
> swap file every time you log out of the laptop.
>
> Also, you do have to consider that if you just took into account the # of
> users, KDE desktop users probably outnumber laptop users by a huge margin.
>
> I think we can all agree that the point of the bug ( the ability to have an
> unencrypted kwallet ) is extremely valid. Many / most people just simply do
> not care about the security of these passwords, since they do not commit
> important passwords to disk anyways.

   I think it's worth implementing, and one day maybe I will implement it.  I 
did start once but there were some subtle complications to work out first.  I 
just find it amusing how long the thread is going after I said I would 
implement it.
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