Feature #8
Master password
| Status: | New | Start date: | 12/14/2011 | |
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| Priority: | Normal | Due date: | ||
| Assignee: |  Hiroyuki Yamamoto |
% Done: | 0% |
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| Category: | Security | Spent time: | - | |
| Target version: | - |
Description
Add master password feature to prevent Sylpheed holding plaintext passwords.
- ask master password on startup
- encrypt stored passwords with the master password
- use SHA1 for hash algorithm (requires OpenSSL)
- use AES for encryption algorithm (requires OpenSSL)
Note that this doesn't protect stored messages from other local users with
administrator privilege.