Pidgin stores passwords in plain text
Bug #226974 reported by
Brewster Malevich
This bug affects 5 people
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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Pidgin |
Won't Fix
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Unknown
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pidgin (Ubuntu) |
Won't Fix
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Wishlist
|
Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: pidgin
home/<username>
This file has unencrypted passphrases for all the accounts used in Pidgin. Isn't this a security risk?
description: | updated |
Changed in pidgin: | |
status: | Unknown → Won't Fix |
Changed in pidgin (Ubuntu): | |
importance: | Undecided → Wishlist |
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Yes, thats a security issue. brainstorm. ubuntu. com/idea/ 10065/
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