This is actually a security bug for users of Chrome / Chromium. Chrome will store passwords in cleartext if gnome-keyring isn't functional. This is mentioned in the upstream Chrome disk encryption bug https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=25404
$ cp ~/.config/chromium/Default/Login\ Data x.db $ sqlite3 x.db sqlite> SELECT username_value, password_value FROM logins; billg|passw0rd sqlite> ** Bug watch added: code.google.com/p/chromium/issues #25404 http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=25404 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-keyring in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/932177 Title: XFCE (and other non-GNOME) desktops do not initialise gnome-keyring correctly / WARNING: gnome-keyring:: couldn't connect to PKCS11 Status in GNOME keyring services: Fix Released Status in Xfce4 session manager: Unknown Status in “gnome-keyring” package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in “kde-workspace” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in “xfce4-session” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in “gnome-keyring” package in Debian: New Status in “gnome-keyring” package in Fedora: Unknown Status in “gnome-keyring” package in openSUSE: Fix Released Bug description: precise + fluxbox (without gnome-settings-daemon) Postler when sending a message writes: Failed to send a message WARNING: gnome-keyring:: couldn't connect to: /tmp/keyring-rof1VB/pkcs11: No such file or directory In gnome-system-monitor: /usr/bin/gnome-keyring-demon --start --foreground --components=secrets /usr/bin/gnome-keyring-demon --daemonize --login with manual start this: OK /usr/bin/gnome-keyring-daemon --start --components=pkcs11 Is it possible to add a string key '--components=pkcs11', so that the gnome-system-monitor was: /usr/bin/gnome-keyring-demon --start --foreground --components=secrets --components=pkcs11 thanks in advance... ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: gnome-keyring 3.2.2-2ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-15.24-generic 3.2.5 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-15-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 1.91-0ubuntu1 Architecture: amd64 Date: Tue Feb 14 17:47:35 2012 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100429) ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=ru_UA.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: gnome-keyring UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-02-10 (3 days ago) mtime.conffile..etc.xdg.autostart.gnome.keyring.gpg.desktop: 2012-02-14T14:17:23.632015 mtime.conffile..etc.xdg.autostart.gnome.keyring.pkcs11.desktop: 2012-02-14T14:17:23.632015 mtime.conffile..etc.xdg.autostart.gnome.keyring.secrets.desktop: 2012-02-14T14:17:23.632015 mtime.conffile..etc.xdg.autostart.gnome.keyring.ssh.desktop: 2012-02-14T14:17:23.636015 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-keyring/+bug/932177/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
