https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=505596
--- Comment #34 from michaelk83 <[email protected]> --- (In reply to Terry Coles from comment #33) > Until this change, I could simply paste the credentials into the browser > and then save them to the new manager. Now this no longer works, > I have to paste the credentials into Kate, so that I can then copy them > into the browser. IMO, there needs to be a complementary change in Klipper, to make things less confusing, and to be able to handle use cases like yours, while still treating the passwords securely. Some password managers like KeePassXC also have other ways of getting user passwords out besides copy-paste. Worst case, you can temporarily unhide the password in KWalletManager, and type it manually where needed. But this is certainly inconvenient and error-prone, so it's only a last resort. Just to confirm, if you copy from KWalletManager, you can still paste the password in kate? If so, that would suggest that the password is actually copied, but just isn't displayed in Klipper. > if KWalletManager / Klipper prevent credentials being copied, what > is the purpose of KWalletManager? It is a very outdated front-end for KWallet. KWallet can also be accessed by client apps through the old KWallet API and, more recently, through the Secret Service API. These allow the client apps to store and retrieve their password automatically, without user action. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are watching all bug changes.
