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Bug 706486 - Accidentally overwriting stored passwords is dangerously easy
Accidentally overwriting stored passwords is dangerously easy
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 712348
Product: seahorse
Classification: Applications
Component: general
3.8.x
Other Linux
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: Seahorse Maintainer
Seahorse Maintainer
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2013-08-21 11:43 UTC by Andy
Modified: 2018-04-16 22:00 UTC
See Also:
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Description Andy 2013-08-21 11:43:52 UTC 
I use the seahorse password store also to store passwords that I repeatedly copy and paste somewhere.

It happened to me already several times that I hit a wrong key for copying, which would enter text in the password field and overwrite the correct password.

There is NO WAY to undo this catastrophe, which makes it a SECURITY ISSUE, since I have no way whatsoever to restore my password! It's simply lost.

I don't know why the Crtl+z doesn't work on this password field, maybe it's deactivated on purpose?
Comment 1 André Klapper 2013-08-21 12:03:00 UTC 
I am surprised that even using the Esc key to close the dialog will still store the altered password in 3.8, indeed.
Comment 2 Ángel 2016-01-05 18:01:37 UTC 
I suggest closign this as duplicate of bug 712348 (it's a little more detailed)
Comment 3 Andy 2018-04-16 22:00:55 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 712348 ***