On Mon, 2006-10-23 at 03:07 -0400, Stephanie Erin Daugherty wrote: > Package: gaim > Version: 1:2.0.0+beta4-1 > Severity: normal > > Application stores passwords insecurely in ~/.gaim/accounts.xml
This is addressed in the Gaim FAQ, specifically: http://gaim.sourceforge.net/plaintextpasswords.php > Application should either: > > 1) Encrypt files containing sensitive data with a passphrase. > 2) Use a "keychain" or "wallet" service to store passwords if it's available. > 3) Not offer option of password storage. I personally wouldn't object to having a way to (optionally) store passwords in the GNOME keyring, but this is hardly a bug. Richard
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