Comment 42 for bug 897212
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> It's a user-specific setting, what exactly is the reasoning to store it
> outside the home directory in a local path?
The reason is that the setting is needed outside the session, when it can't be guaranteed that the home directory exists (eg automount). Your password is user-specific too, and isn't stored in your home directory for more or less the same reason.