Ubuntu
seahorse package

Seahorse caches pass-phrase until logout without giving me a choice.

Bug #1074502 reported by Engibineer
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This bug affects 2 people
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seahorse (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
Low
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Bug Description

Prior to Ubuntu 12.10, whenever I entered my GnuPG pass-phrase to sign an e-mail, I could choose how long I wanted Seahorse (seahorse 3.6.0-0ubuntu1) to cache it. In 12.10 though, I no longer have that option. Seahorse just caches it until I log out. Perhaps this situation is only as insecure as my user password, but I just prefer to type in my pass-phrase whenever I sign an e-mail. It feels like I am actually signing something. I just want it back.

Please see this thread for pictures: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2079285
I've also brought up the issue here: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/seahorse-list/2012-November/msg00000.html

Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in seahorse (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. The issue you are reporting is an upstream one and it would be nice if somebody having it could send the bug to the developers of the software by following the instructions at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Upstream/GNOME. If you have done so, please tell us the number of the upstream bug (or the link), so we can add a bugwatch that will inform us about its status. Thanks in advance.

Changed in seahorse (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Low
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