On Thu, 27 Oct 2011 12:05:03 -0400 John Szakmeister [off-list ref] wrote:
JS> Just wanted to keep folks in the loop. It turns out that the Secrets
JS> API is still to young. I asked about the format to store credentials
JS> in (as far as attributes), and got a response from a KDE developer
JS> that says it's still to young on their front. They hope to have
JS> support in the next release of KDE. But there's still the issue of
JS> what attributes to use.
JS> With that information, I went ahead and created a
JS> gnome-credential-keyring that uses Gnome's Keyring facility. I still
JS> need to do a few more things (mainly run it against Jeff's tests), but
JS> it's generally working. Just wanted to keep folks in the loop.
JS> Hopefully, I can get patches out this weekend.
Do you think the Secrets API has matured enough? KDE has had a new
release since your post...
Thanks
Ted
From: John Szakmeister <hidden> Date: 2016-06-15 22:56:06
On Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 9:46 AM, Ted Zlatanov [off-list ref] wrote:
On Thu, 27 Oct 2011 12:05:03 -0400 John Szakmeister [off-list ref] wrote:
JS> Just wanted to keep folks in the loop. It turns out that the Secrets
JS> API is still to young. I asked about the format to store credentials
JS> in (as far as attributes), and got a response from a KDE developer
JS> that says it's still to young on their front. They hope to have
JS> support in the next release of KDE. But there's still the issue of
JS> what attributes to use.
JS> With that information, I went ahead and created a
JS> gnome-credential-keyring that uses Gnome's Keyring facility. I still
JS> need to do a few more things (mainly run it against Jeff's tests), but
JS> it's generally working. Just wanted to keep folks in the loop.
JS> Hopefully, I can get patches out this weekend.
Do you think the Secrets API has matured enough? KDE has had a new
release since your post...
Yes, I think it has. Several other applications appear to be using
it, including some things considered "core" in Fedora--which is a good
sign.
-John
On Sat, 9 Feb 2013 05:58:47 -0500 John Szakmeister [off-list ref] wrote:
JS> On Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 9:46 AM, Ted Zlatanov [off-list ref] wrote:
quoted
On Thu, 27 Oct 2011 12:05:03 -0400 John Szakmeister [off-list ref] wrote:
JS> Just wanted to keep folks in the loop. It turns out that the Secrets
JS> API is still to young. I asked about the format to store credentials
JS> in (as far as attributes), and got a response from a KDE developer
JS> that says it's still to young on their front. They hope to have
JS> support in the next release of KDE. But there's still the issue of
JS> what attributes to use.
quoted
Do you think the Secrets API has matured enough? KDE has had a new
release since your post...
JS> Yes, I think it has. Several other applications appear to be using
JS> it, including some things considered "core" in Fedora--which is a good
JS> sign.
Wonderful. Do you still have interest in working on this credential?
Ted
From: John Szakmeister <hidden> Date: 2016-06-15 22:56:13
On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 12:01 PM, Ted Zlatanov [off-list ref] wrote:
On Sat, 9 Feb 2013 05:58:47 -0500 John Szakmeister [off-list ref] wrote:
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JS> Yes, I think it has. Several other applications appear to be using
JS> it, including some things considered "core" in Fedora--which is a good
JS> sign.
Wonderful. Do you still have interest in working on this credential?
I do, but I'm a bit short on time right now. So if you or someone
else wants to pick up and run with it, please feel free. If I get
some cycles over the next couple of months, I'll give it a go though.
-John