gnome-keyring

If you are someone who has been struggling to keep track of numerous passwords, then gnome-keyring is the software you need. This nifty program is designed to help users store passwords and other secrets safely. It runs as a daemon in the session, similar to ssh-agent, and other applications can locate it with the help of an environment variable.

One of the most intriguing features of this software is that it can manage several keyrings, each with its own master password. Additionally, there is a session keyring that is never stored to disk and is forgotten when the session ends. This essentially guarantees the security of the data stored in the keyring.

To integrate with the gnome keyring system, applications can use the library libgnome-keyring. However, at this point, the library has not been extensively tested and used enough to consider the API publicly exposed. Therefore, the use of libgnome-keyring is currently limited to internal use in the gnome desktop. However, the developers hope that the gnome-keyring API will turn out to be useful and effective so that later, it can be made public for any application to use.

Overall, gnome-keyring is an excellent program for anyone who wishes to safeguard their passwords and other secrets. Its efficient management of the keyrings coupled with its intelligent daemon is an excellent addition to any computer system.