Really don't get Kwallet & secret services

[Lnx_User1]

Love KDE to death but I don't really understand why the Kwallet and whatever this new secret services thing is. From what I understand Kwallet stores passwords, I assume since the only passwords I use is to login to the desktop, and wifi and for internet websites (???) it deals with that but why have me enter a login password to the desktop and then require a second password for Kwallet so I can do anything? Seems redundant. Futhermore I don't know what this so-called secret services thing is and why I kept getting asked for a secret services password to use my wifi connection. This is confusing. I mean, I appreciate security but my computer doesn't contain missle launch codes. Can anyone explain why I need this feature Kwallet or secret services?

[Matti L]

You can turn Kwallet off. That's what I did. Don't know what that secret service thing you're talking about is.

[DrHu]

it deals with that but why have me enter a login password to the desktop and then require a second password for Kwallet so I can do anything? Seems redundant.

--if you use a browser, there is possibly a plugin available, I know there is one for Firefox (which I don't use..)
http://maketecheasier.com/5-firefox-add ... 2010/01/25

KDE Wallet password integration
This is by no means an essential add-on, but it is definitely useful if you want your passwords all stored in one secure location. Rather than having Firefox store your information, why not have KWallet do what it was designed to do? Konqueror and all other KDE applications can use KWallet by default. This extension adds that capability to Firefox

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefo ... ntegratio/
--the Firefox version(s) of plugins, including kwallet.

Rendundant yes, but probably integration (making kwallet password storage item available to other applications, such as the windows manager kdm ?
--if its kdm as the windows manager, then the kde.org website may be able to offer more help with any compatibility or integration issues. you can also check the developers forum or the developers edition/tools for such answers/help..


http://kde.org/announcements/announce-4.8-rc1.php

KSecretService optionally enables a shared password storage, therefore making your saved passwords available to many other applicatios, leading to a more secure system and better integration of non-KDE apps into the Plasma Workspaces and KDE apps into non-Plasma workspaces.

Mint's kde 4.8x
http://www.kde.org/announcements/4.8/
http://www.kde.org/applications/system/
http://www.kde.org/applications/system/kwalletmanager/
--kwallet..

kwallet handbook..
http://docs.kde.org/stable/en/kdeutils/ ... nager.html

[Lnx_User1]

OK thanks, I got some reading to do.

[odo5435]

You can turn Kwallet off. That's what I did.

How?

[Matti L]

You can turn Kwallet off. That's what I did.

How?

In KWalletManager there is an option 'Enable KDE wallet subsystem'. Just uncheck it and apply.

[xinthos]

Thanks for the info on how to turn 'Kwallet' off. Others might find it useful, but ut was just annoying to me.