Seahorse is a
GNOME front-end application for managing passwords,
PGP and
SSH
The Secure Shell Protocol (SSH) is a cryptographic network protocol for operating network services securely over an unsecured network. Its most notable applications are remote login and command-line execution.
SSH applications are based on ...
keys.
Seahorse integrates with a number of apps including
Nautilus file manager, Epiphany browser and
Evolution
Evolution is change in the heritable characteristics of biological populations over successive generations. These characteristics are the expressions of genes, which are passed on from parent to offspring during reproduction. Variation ...
e-mail suite. It has
HKP and
LDAP
The Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP ) is an open, vendor-neutral, industry standard application protocol for accessing and maintaining distributed directory information services over an Internet Protocol (IP) network. Directory servi ...
key server support.
PGP support is implemented utilizing
GNU Privacy Guard. Passwords are securely stored encrypted with the user's login password using
GNOME Keyring
GNOME Keyring is a software application designed to store security credentials such as usernames, passwords, and keys, together with a small amount of relevant metadata. The sensitive data is encrypted and stored in a keyring file in the user's ...
. Seahorse is released as
free software
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under the
GPL-2.0-or-later license.
Developers
Responsibility for maintenance and development of Seahorse has changed hands several times during its lifetime:
* Niels De Graef (3.29.x - present)
* Daiki Ueno (3.29.x - present)
* Nate Nielsen (real name Stef Walter) (0.7.4 - present)
* Jacob Perkins (0.6.x - 0.7.3)
* Jose C. García Sogo (0.5.x)
* Jean Schurger
See also
*
Comparison of password managers
The list below includes the names of notable password managers with dedicated Wikipedia articles.
Summary information
Features
See also
* Password manager
A password manager is a computer program that allows users to store and manage ...
*
List of password managers
The list below includes the names of notable password managers with dedicated Wikipedia articles.
Summary information
Features
See also
* Password manager
A password manager is a computer program that allows users to store and manage ...
*
Password manager
A password manager is a computer program that allows users to store and manage their passwords for local applications and online services. In many cases software used to manage passwords allow also generate strong passwords and fill forms. Pas ...
*
Cryptography
Cryptography, or cryptology (from grc, , translit=kryptós "hidden, secret"; and ''graphein'', "to write", or ''-logia'', "study", respectively), is the practice and study of techniques for secure communication in the presence of adver ...
*
GNOME Keyring
GNOME Keyring is a software application designed to store security credentials such as usernames, passwords, and keys, together with a small amount of relevant metadata. The sensitive data is encrypted and stored in a keyring file in the user's ...
References
External links
Project home pageSeahorse repository on GNOME GitLab
Free password managers
Free software programmed in C
GNOME
OpenPGP
Software that uses Meson
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