Last.fm Password Stored in Plain Text

Bug #187958 reported by Brian Pitts
254
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
Last Exit
Fix Released
Medium
last-exit (Ubuntu)
Triaged
Medium
Unassigned

Bug Description

Binary package hint: last-exit

Last-Exit store the user's last.fm password in plain text in the gconf key /apps/lastexit/password

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Thomas McKay (tom-mckay1) wrote :

I can confirm this claim.

The ideal solution would be to provide a hook into the Key Ring to secure the password.

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Andrew Starr-Bochicchio (andrewsomething) wrote :

Confirmed and forwarded upstream.

Changed in last-exit:
status: New → Confirmed
Changed in last-exit:
status: Unknown → New
Changed in last-exit:
importance: Undecided → Medium
status: Confirmed → Triaged
Changed in last-exit:
status: New → Fix Released
Changed in last-exit:
importance: Unknown → Medium
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