Preference to "Never remember passphrases" causes icon to stay in Notification Area, indefinitely.
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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seahorse-plugins (Ubuntu) |
New
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Low
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: gnupg
1) System > Preferences > Encryption and Keyrings
2) Select PGP Passphrases tab.
3) Select 'Never remember passphrases' radio-button.
4) Check 'Show icon in status area when passphrases are in memory' check-box.
5) Use Engimail with thunderbird.
6) Send an e-mail that is signed/encrypted.
a) thunderbird/
b) thunderbird/
Expect: The notification icon to not show up, since the passphrase is not being stored.
What happens instead: Icon shows up in notification area, implying that a passphrase is stored; however, it is not. [It's still there at least 30 minutes after sending the e-mail.] Further uses of my key require me to enter my passphrase, proving that it is not stored.
$ dpkg -l | grep gnupg
ii gnupg 1.4.9-3ubuntu1 GNU privacy guard - a free PGP replacement
ii python-
$ dpkg -l | grep gpg
ii gpgv 1.4.9-3ubuntu1 GNU privacy guard - signature verification tool
ii libgpg-error0 1.4-2ubuntu7 library for common error values and messages in G
ii libgpgme11 1.1.8-2ubuntu3 GPGME - GnuPG Made Easy
$ dpkg -l | grep thunderbird
ii thunderbird 2.0.0.22+
ii thunderbird-
ii thunderbird-
Using enigmail 0.95.7 installed from thunderbird (downloaded from mozilla website).
Prior to an Ubuntu re-install, the problem occured with enigmail from repo's as well.
Ok, apparently it doesn't store it, enigmail/ ehunderbird/ gnupg ask me for it again; however, the icon still gets put in the Notification Area and stays. It will stay forever if I don't get asked for my passphrase again. If I do get asked again, it will go away until after I enter my passphrase the subsequent time(s) - at which point it comes back again.