GNOME Keyring is a daemon

Daemon (computer software)

In Unix and other multitasking computer operating systems, a daemon is a computer program that runs as a background process, rather than being under the direct control of an interactive user...

 application designed to take care of the user's security credentials, such as user names and password

Password

A password is a secret word or string of characters that is used for authentication, to prove identity or gain access to a resource . The password should be kept secret from those not allowed access....

s. The sensitive data is encrypted and stored in a keyring file

Computer file

A computer file is a block of arbitrary information, or resource for storing information, which is available to a computer program and is usually based on some kind of durable storage. A file is durable in the sense that it remains available for programs to use after the current program has finished...

 in the user's home folder. The default keyring uses the login password

Password

A password is a secret word or string of characters that is used for authentication, to prove identity or gain access to a resource . The password should be kept secret from those not allowed access....

 for encryption, so users don't need to remember yet another password.

GNOME Keyring is implemented as a daemon

Daemon (computer software)

In Unix and other multitasking computer operating systems, a daemon is a computer program that runs as a background process, rather than being under the direct control of an interactive user...

 and uses the process

Process (computing)

In computing, a process is an instance of a computer program that is being executed. It contains the program code and its current activity. Depending on the operating system , a process may be made up of multiple threads of execution that execute instructions concurrently.A computer program is a...

 name gnome-keyring-daemon. Applications can store and request passwords by using the libgnome-keyring library.

GNOME Keyring is part of the GNOME

GNOME

GNOME is a desktop environment and graphical user interface that runs on top of a computer operating system. It is composed entirely of free and open source software...

 desktop.

GNOME Keyring Manager

The GNOME Keyring Manager was a user interface for the GNOME Keyring. As of GNOME 2.22 it is deprecated and replaced entirely with Seahorse

Seahorse (software)

Seahorse is a GNOME front-end application for managing PGP and SSH keys. Seahorse integrates with Nautilus, gedit and Evolution for encryption, decryption and other operations. It has HKP and LDAP key server support...

.

See also

• KWallet
  KWallet
  KWallet is a credentials management application for the KDE Software Compilation desktop environment . It provides a centralized way for users to store sensitive passwords in encrypted files, called "wallets". For added security, each wallet can be used to store a different kind of credentials,...
  
  , the KDE equivalent
• Apple Keychain
  Apple Keychain
  Keychain is Apple Inc.'s password management system in Mac OS. It was introduced with Mac OS 8.6, and has been included in all subsequent versions of Mac OS, including Mac OS X...
  
  
• KeePass
  KeePass
  KeePass Password Safe is an open-source password management utility for Microsoft Windows, with unofficial ports for Linux, Mac OS X, and a variety of other systems.-Cryptography:...
  
  
• NetworkManager
  NetworkManager
  Network Manager is a software utility aimed at simplifying the use of computer networks on Linux-based and other Unix-like operating systems.- Overview :...
  
  
• LastPass
  LastPass
  LastPass Password Manager is a freemium password management program developed by LastPass. It is available as a plugin for Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Opera, and Safari...
  
  
• Roboform
  Roboform
  RoboForm is a password management and web form filling program that automates password entering and form filling, developed by Siber Systems, Inc. It is available for many web browsers, including Internet Explorer , Firefox, Google Chrome, as well as support for mobile devices such as Palm, Pocket...
  
  
• Seahorse (software)
  Seahorse (software)
  Seahorse is a GNOME front-end application for managing PGP and SSH keys. Seahorse integrates with Nautilus, gedit and Evolution for encryption, decryption and other operations. It has HKP and LDAP key server support...
  
  
• Password Safe
  Password Safe
  Password Safe is a free and open source software program for storing passwords in Microsoft Windows. A beta version is also available for Ubuntu and Debian operating systems. A Java-based version is also available on SourceForge.- Design :...
  
  
• Handy Password