On 16.04.2012 20:05, C. Michael Pilato wrote: > On 04/16/2012 12:33 PM, Thomas Åkesson wrote: >> Personally, the feature to manually move/copy the encrypted store is >> definitely useful, but I do consider some other features of the >> Desktop-integrated storage APIs significantly more value-adding (I mostly >> use OSX Keychain): >> >> - Unlocking the encrypted storage on login. (would still work, via master >> passphrase in Keychain/KWallet/Keyring) >> - Not a separate passphrase. Changing password for the OS user account >> manages the re-encryption. >> - Automated password storage replication. OS X with MobileMe (subscription) >> _had_ this feature. It is sorely missed in iCloud and I am not alone in >> hoping for its return. >> - Relatively intuitive UI to manage cached credentials, including >> retrieving forgotten ones. >> >> I am afraid OS X users might consider moving away from Keychain a bit of a >> regression (can't speak for Gnome/KDE users). > Yeah, I hear you about the OS X user point of view. At this point, I'm > fairly convinced that for Windows and OS X, the use-master-password feature > will be less frequently used. (It will be off by default on all OSes.) >
I wouldn't worry too much about Mac OS X in this respect. Mac users have enough standard ways for transferring their settings to another machine. -- Brane
