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** Changed in: gcr (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Low -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to gcr in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1533267 Title: gcr-prompter is logging too much Status in gcr package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: When prompted to unlock a SSH private key, gcr-prompter logs no less than 29 messages in auth.log: Jan 12 10:55:42 simon-laptop gcr-prompter[7123]: Gcr: received BeginPrompting call from callback /org/gnome/keyring/Prompt/p4@:1.2 Jan 12 10:55:42 simon-laptop gcr-prompter[7123]: Gcr: preparing a prompt for callback /org/gnome/keyring/Prompt/p4@:1.2 Jan 12 10:55:42 simon-laptop gcr-prompter[7123]: Gcr: creating new GcrPromptDialog prompt Jan 12 10:55:42 simon-laptop gcr-prompter[7123]: Gcr: automatically selecting secret exchange protocol Jan 12 10:55:42 simon-laptop gcr-prompter[7123]: Gcr: generating public key Jan 12 10:55:43 simon-laptop gcr-prompter[7123]: Gcr: beginning the secret exchange: [sx-aes-1]\npublic=pub-base64\n Jan 12 10:55:43 simon-laptop gcr-prompter[7123]: Gcr: calling the PromptReady method on /org/gnome/keyring/Prompt/p4@:1.2 Jan 12 10:55:43 simon-laptop gcr-prompter[7123]: Gcr: returned from the PromptReady method on /org/gnome/keyring/Prompt/p4@:1.2 Jan 12 10:55:43 simon-laptop gcr-prompter[7123]: Gcr: received PerformPrompt call from callback /org/gnome/keyring/Prompt/p4@:1.2 Jan 12 10:55:43 simon-laptop gcr-prompter[7123]: Gcr: receiving secret exchange: [sx-aes-1]\npublic=pub-base64\n Jan 12 10:55:43 simon-laptop gcr-prompter[7123]: Gcr: deriving shared transport key Jan 12 10:55:43 simon-laptop gcr-prompter[7123]: Gcr: deriving transport key Jan 12 10:55:43 simon-laptop gcr-prompter[7123]: Gcr: starting password prompt for callback /org/gnome/keyring/Prompt/p4@:1.2 Jan 12 10:55:43 simon-laptop gcr-prompter[7123]: Gtk: GtkDialog mapped without a transient parent. This is discouraged. Jan 12 10:55:44 simon-laptop gcr-prompter[7123]: Gcr: completed password prompt for callback :1.2@/org/gnome/keyring/Prompt/p4 Jan 12 10:55:44 simon-laptop gcr-prompter[7123]: Gcr: encrypting data Jan 12 10:55:44 simon-laptop gcr-prompter[7123]: Gcr: sending the secret exchange: [sx-aes-1]\npublic=pub-base64\nsecret=secret-base64==\n Jan 12 10:55:44 simon-laptop gcr-prompter[7123]: Gcr: calling the PromptReady method on /org/gnome/keyring/Prompt/p4@:1.2 Jan 12 10:55:44 simon-laptop gcr-prompter[7123]: Gcr: returned from the PromptReady method on /org/gnome/keyring/Prompt/p4@:1.2 Jan 12 10:55:44 simon-laptop gcr-prompter[7123]: Gcr: received PerformPrompt call from callback /org/gnome/keyring/Prompt/p4@:1.2 Jan 12 10:55:44 simon-laptop gcr-prompter[7123]: Gcr: stopping prompting for operation /org/gnome/keyring/Prompt/p4@:1.2 Jan 12 10:55:44 simon-laptop gcr-prompter[7123]: Gcr: closing the prompt Jan 12 10:55:44 simon-laptop gcr-prompter[7123]: Gcr: stopping prompting for operation /org/gnome/keyring/Prompt/p4@:1.2 Jan 12 10:55:44 simon-laptop gcr-prompter[7123]: Gcr: couldn't find the callback for prompting operation /org/gnome/keyring/Prompt/p4@:1.2 Jan 12 10:55:44 simon-laptop gcr-prompter[7123]: Gcr: stopping prompting for operation /org/gnome/keyring/Prompt/p4@:1.2 Jan 12 10:55:44 simon-laptop gcr-prompter[7123]: Gcr: couldn't find the callback for prompting operation /org/gnome/keyring/Prompt/p4@:1.2 Jan 12 10:55:44 simon-laptop gcr-prompter[7123]: Gcr: stopping prompting for operation /org/gnome/keyring/Prompt/p4@:1.2 Jan 12 10:55:44 simon-laptop gcr-prompter[7123]: Gcr: couldn't find the callback for prompting operation /org/gnome/keyring/Prompt/p4@:1.2 Jan 12 10:55:44 simon-laptop gcr-prompter[7123]: Gcr: calling the PromptDone method on /org/gnome/keyring/Prompt/p4@:1.2, and ignoring reply This looks like debug logging to me. Also, it's probably best to avoid logging the secret exchange (obfuscated above). ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: gcr 3.18.0-1ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.3.0-6.17-generic 4.3.3 Uname: Linux 4.3.0-6-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.19.3-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Tue Jan 12 10:54:14 2016 SourcePackage: gcr UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gcr/+bug/1533267/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp