Comment 0 for bug 1802305

gnome-boxes saves "setup-data.conf" and all it's containing info - such as usernames, passwords, and private license codes - as plaintext.

This can be considered a security risk and can allow leakage of such content much easier to get into the wrong hands.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.10
Package: gnome-boxes (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.18.0-10.11-lowlatency 4.18.12
Uname: Linux 4.18.0-10-lowlatency x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.10-0ubuntu13
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Thu Nov 8 08:34:50 2018
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-08-17 (83 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180426)
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: gnome-boxes
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to cosmic on 2018-10-19 (19 days ago)