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Bug 626390 - server connections: "use gnome keyring" set to true when not entering a password
server connections: "use gnome keyring" set to true when not entering a password
Status: RESOLVED OBSOLETE
Product: gnome-commander
Classification: Other
Component: networking
1.2.x
Other Linux
: Normal minor
: 2.0
Assigned To: GNOME Commander maintainer(s)
epiotr
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2010-08-08 20:08 UTC by Marco Freudenberger
Modified: 2015-05-29 11:31 UTC
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Description Marco Freudenberger 2010-08-08 20:08:53 UTC 
when not entering a passwort and storing a new network connection (specifically tested with SSH/SFTP), the "use gnome keyring" bool is set to true. Expected behaviour would be to prompt for password everytime connection is used.
Comment 1 nm 2010-12-20 22:17:58 UTC 
Confirmed on:

Ubuntu: 11.04
Gnome-commander: 1.4 git version 2010-12-18
Comment 2 Uwe Scholz 2015-05-29 11:31:05 UTC 
Let me first thank you for the bug report and say "Sorry" for this late reply!

Till GCMD v1.4.5 there was the possibility to store connection passwords directly in GCMD, i.e. then you typed the password in the text field of the GCMD GUI, it has been stored in ~/.gnome-commander/gnome-commander.xml (see bug #653573). As this password was stored in plain text (security hole!), the ability to store it directly in GCMD has been removed in v1.4.6.

Now, you should be always asked to type your password when connecting to a remote server when you don't want to save the password. Otherwise, if you save it, gnome-keyring is used to store the password, and it is stored encrypted in your private keyring.

Having this said, it could be possible that you are still not asked for a password when connecting to a remote server with GCMD. But this would be no bug anymore because it would mean that you stored the connection password within gnome-keyring for permanent usage (without having to type it in again and again for each connection).