GNOME Cleartext Passwords: Bug or Feature?

Courtesy Linux Today  Mon, 11/02/2009 - 18:02

Ubuntu User: "The current discussion in the Ubuntu forums is about a possible security hole in GNOME, specifically about GNOME registered users having their passwords appear as cleartext on the keyring.

Not a bug, say its defenders, but the security concept behind the GNOME keyring."

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