It would be nice to use gnome-keyring to store git credentials.
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| Status | Subtype | Assigned | Task | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wontfix | None | T2521 git-credential-gnome-keyring | |||
| Invalid | None | T2522 git-credential-gnome-keyring package |
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I'm using it to store my username an password of various git account in gnome keying so I don't have to reenter them all the time in terminal. Working well so far, but a colleague at work suggest to use ssh authentication so it may not be that useful after all.
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If your goal is to not have to remember a password, but to have secure authentication to Git, I can't emphasize enough how much using SSH keys is more secure than using gnome-keyring to memorize your password.
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I would like to reopen this request as I work with many repositories that don't support ssh (only https) so I have to use username/password for those repos.
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+1 from me. This is a ease-of-use/convenience tool for the case where you can't use SSH.
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Gnome-keyring is being replaced by libsecret as "less evil" solution. Opened https://dev.solus-project.com/D3532
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@mati865 gnome-keyring can do things that libsecret cannot. They are both valid for different use cases.