Keyring password (Re: Installation report for UNR 20090324 on Acer Aspire One)

[Matt Zimmerman]

On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 10:16:47AM +0000, C. Cooke wrote:
> Something like this?:
> 
> "You've just connected to a secure Wireless Network for the first time.
> To save you time, Ubuntu can store credentials for wireless networks
> for you so you don't need to enter a password next time you connect. 
> 
> Would you like to:
> 
> 	[ ] Store your credentials in a high security store. This will 
> 	    always require you to enter a password when you want to 
> 	    unlock the store. This is the most secure option, but requires
> 	    you to remember an additional password.
> 	[*] Store your credentials in the default store. This will
> 	    be unlocked for you if you enter a password when you start
> 	    using your computer.
> 	[ ] Store your credentials in an unsecured store. This will
> 	    never ask you for a password; this is more convenient if
> 	    you don't need to worry about security.
> 	    
> 	[OK] [Cancel]
> "
> where clicking cancel would presumably not store the key this time.

I think I'd just prefer a prompt for the user's login password.  This way,
regardless of whether auto-login is in use, the end result (by default) is a
keyring which is encrypted with the user's login password.

If they want anything fancier than that, they can change the keyring
preferences directly.

-- 
 - mdz