Use gnome keyring for Pidgin passwords

Bug #1050257 reported by actionparsnip
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Bug Description

Pidgin stores stored account passwords in plaintext which is not secure. This plugin puts the passwords into the keyring
https://launchpad.net/~pidgin-gnome-keyring/+archive/ppa

Can this be added and enabled in a default Pidgin install as it will improve the security in the OS.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: pidgin 1:2.10.6-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-14.16-generic 3.5.3
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-14-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.5.1-0ubuntu7
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu Sep 13 09:14:58 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Alpha i386 (20120724.2)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: pidgin
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) wrote :
security vulnerability: yes → no
visibility: private → public
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