*** This bug is a security vulnerability ***
Public security bug reported:
Release: Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS
Package version: 3.8.0-0ubuntu2
When you click on an encrypted file to open it, the dialog window asking
for the passphrase to unlock the secret key does not offer the options
to forget the password, like in previous versions.
On Precise, for instance, you were given the options to forget it after
X minutes, or to forget it if idle for X minutes.
On Trusty, the only selectable option is "automatically unlock this keyring
whenever i'm logged in", which is crazy.
The result is that if you unlock the secret key, it stays unlocked until you
log out, which is a bit less crazy but not good.
A workaround to avoid this sillyness is to click on the cancel button and then
enter the passphrase on the second dialog window that opens right after. This
way the secret key works only once for the encrypted file you opened.
I think this is just silly, dangerous and a regression from previous versions.
** Affects: seahorse (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Information type changed from Private Security to Public Security
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