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Bug 643887 - seahorse documentation should specify encryption used for protecting the passwords
seahorse documentation should specify encryption used for protecting the pass...
Status: RESOLVED INVALID
Product: seahorse
Classification: Applications
Component: general
unspecified
Other Linux
: Normal minor
: 2.26.0
Assigned To: Seahorse Maintainer
Seahorse Maintainer
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2011-03-04 17:04 UTC by Andreas Moog
Modified: 2011-11-26 19:23 UTC
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Description Andreas Moog 2011-03-04 17:04:55 UTC 
From: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/506323

I cannot find any information about the encryption algorithm used to protect the stored passwords. The only hint about any real encryption is output of
$ file ~/.gnome2/keyrings/login.keyring
[...] GNOME keyring, major version 0, minor version 0, crypto type 0 (AEL) [...]

Where is the AEL encryption documented? I guess that this is not just a typo for AES...
Comment 1 Stef Walter 2011-09-15 09:01:36 UTC 
That seems like a typo for 'AES' in the file(1) magic file.
Comment 2 Andreas Moog 2011-11-26 19:23:45 UTC 
Indeed, it's a bug in the magic file.