On 2012-12-17, at 05:34, Damien Cassou <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Sat, Dec 15, 2012 at 2:16 PM, Pavel Krivanek > <[email protected]> wrote: >> what is the reason for integration of KeyChain/UsersManager to the image? It >> created the next kernel dependency. Should it replace Author? Should it be >> in the Pharo Kernel? And why there was no mention about it in this mailing >> list before? ;-) > > I'm not sure what is KeyChain, but the name sounds familiar and makes > the package very important as it might solve a critical problem: > > - how do you store Monticello/webservices/any application's passwords safely? > > To me KeyChain should provide an API to store and access any kind of > credentials. This API could then delegate to the O.S. one. AFIK this is what Ben intended to do. A general API to store and retreive Passwords with various backends (plaintext, secure, native...)
