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<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"><title>Chapter 8. Managing Passwords with KWallet Manager</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="susebooks.css" type="text/css"><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.75.2"><link rel="home" href="index.html" title="Documentation"><link rel="up" href="part.kde.manage.html" title="Part II. Managing Files and Resources"><link rel="prev" href="cha.kde.print.html" title="Chapter 7. Managing Print Jobs"><link rel="next" href="cha.kde.kpowersave.html" title="Chapter 9. Controlling Your Desktop’s Power Management"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header" border="0" class="bctable"><tr><td width="80%"><div class="breadcrumbs"><p><a href="index.html"> Documentation</a><span class="breadcrumbs-sep"> > </span><a href="book.kdeuser.html">KDE User Guide</a><span class="breadcrumbs-sep"> > </span><a href="part.kde.manage.html">Managing Files and Resources</a><span class="breadcrumbs-sep"> > </span><strong><a accesskey="p" title="Chapter 7. Managing Print Jobs" href="cha.kde.print.html"><span>◀</span></a> <a accesskey="n" title="Chapter 9. Controlling Your Desktop’s Power Management" href="cha.kde.kpowersave.html"><span>▶</span></a></strong></p></div></td></tr></table></div><div class="chapter" title="Chapter 8. Managing Passwords with KWallet Manager"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title"><a name="cha.kde.kwallet"></a>Chapter 8. Managing Passwords with KWallet Manager<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#cha.kde.kwallet">¶</a></span></h2></div></div></div><div class="toc"><p><b>Contents</b></p><dl><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="cha.kde.kwallet.html#sec.kde.kwallet.start">8.1. Starting KWallet</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="cha.kde.kwallet.html#sec.kde.kwallet.manage">8.2. Managing Your Passwords</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="cha.kde.kwallet.html#sec.kde.kwallet.configure">8.3. Adjusting KWallet Settings</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="cha.kde.kwallet.html#sec.kde.kwallet.transfer">8.4. Copying Your Wallet to Another Computer</a></span></dt></dl></div><a class="indexterm" name="id383999"></a><p>
Remembering all the passwords for protected resources to which you need to
log in can be problematic. KWallet remembers them for you. KWallet is a
password management tool that can collect all passwords and stores them in
an encrypted file. With a single master password, open your wallet to
view, search, delete, or create entries.
</p><div class="important"><table border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" width="100%" summary="Important: Protect Your KWallet Password"><tr class="head"><td width="32"><img alt="[Important]" src="admon/important.png"></td><th align="left">Protect Your KWallet Password</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" align="left" valign="top"><p>
If you forget your KWallet password, it cannot be recovered. Furthermore,
anyone who knows your password can obtain all information contained in
the wallet.
</p></td></tr></table></div><div class="sect1" title="8.1. Starting KWallet"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="sec.kde.kwallet.start"></a>8.1. Starting KWallet<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.kde.kwallet.start">¶</a></span></h2></div></div></div><p>
When you enter a password in a KDE application for the first time (in
KMail or Konqueror, for example), you are asked if you want to store the
password in an encrypted wallet. If you click <span class="guimenu">Yes</span>, the
KWallet wizard starts by default. KWallet is a password management tool
that can collect all passwords and store them in an encrypted file.
</p><div class="informalfigure"><div class="mediaobject"><table border="0" summary="manufactured viewport for HTML img" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="65%"><tr><td><img src="images/kwallet_welcome.png" width="100%"></td></tr></table></div></div><p>
To activate KWallet, select <span class="guimenu">Basic Setup</span> and click
<span class="guimenu">Next</span>. Select <span class="guimenu">Yes, I wish to use the KDE
wallet to store my personal information</span> and enter a password.
This is your master password to open KWallet. It cannot be recovered if
you forget it. Click <span class="guimenu">Finish</span> to close the wizard. After
this initial configuration, you can open your wallet at any time to view,
search, delete, or create entries. Normally you do not need to insert an
entry manually. KDE recognizes if a resource requires authentication and
KWallet starts automatically, prompting you for the KWallet password. Of
course, you can also use KWallet to store additional passwords by adding
entries, as described in <a class="xref" href="cha.kde.kwallet.html#pro.kde.kwallet.entries" title="Procedure 8.1. Adding New Entries to Your Wallet">Procedure 8.1, “Adding New Entries to Your Wallet”</a>.
</p><p>
By default, all passwords are stored in one wallet,
<span class="guimenu">kdewallet</span>, but you can also add new wallets. Once
configured, KWallet appears in the panel. You can also start KWallet
manually by pressing <span class="keycap">Alt</span>+<span class="keycap">F2</span> and entering
<span class="command"><strong>kwalletmanager</strong></span>.
</p></div><div class="sect1" title="8.2. Managing Your Passwords"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="sec.kde.kwallet.manage"></a>8.2. Managing Your Passwords<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.kde.kwallet.manage">¶</a></span></h2></div></div></div><p>
To store data in your wallet or view its contents, click the KWallet icon
in the panel. A dialog box opens, showing the wallets that are accessible
on your system. Click the wallet to open. A window prompts for your
password.
</p><p>
After a successful login, the KWallet Manager window opens. In the tree
view on the left, navigate to the entry for which you want to view or
change the password. For safety reasons, the password value is hidden by
default when you click the entry. For passwords, click <span class="guimenu">Show
Contents</span>. For maps, containing key and value pairs (like a WLAN
ESSID and your password), activate <span class="guimenu">Show Values</span> to view
the contents.
</p><div class="figure"><a name="fig.kwalletmanager"></a><p class="title"><b>Figure 8.1. The KWallet Manager Window</b><span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#fig.kwalletmanager">¶</a></span></p><div class="figure-contents"><div class="mediaobject"><table border="0" summary="manufactured viewport for HTML img" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="75%"><tr><td><img src="images/kde-kwallet-manager.png" width="100%" alt="The KWallet Manager Window"></td></tr></table></div></div></div><br class="figure-break"><div class="procedure" title="Procedure 8.1. Adding New Entries to Your Wallet"><a name="pro.kde.kwallet.entries"></a><p class="title"><b>Procedure 8.1. Adding New Entries to Your Wallet</b><span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#pro.kde.kwallet.entries">¶</a></span></p><ol class="procedure" type="1"><li><p>
To manually add new passwords (or maps) to KWallet, select the
subfolder to which to add an entry in the tree folder at the left.
</p></li><li><p>
To add a new password, right click a <span class="guimenu">Passwords</span> entry
and select <span class="guimenu">New</span> from the context menu.
</p><p>
To add a new key pair (map), right click a <span class="guimenu">Map</span> entry
and select <span class="guimenu">New</span> from the context menu.
</p></li><li><p>
Specify a name for the new entry then click <span class="guimenu">OK</span>. Your
new entry is sorted under your folder entry.
</p></li><li><p>
Click the new entry to display it on the right side (the folder is
initially empty).
</p></li><li><p>
Click <span class="guimenu">Show Contents</span> or <span class="guimenu">Show
Values</span> to open an input field where you can enter your new
password or values.
</p></li><li><p>
To add a key pair, right-click the empty input field and select
<span class="guimenu">New Entry</span> Type in your password (or you key and
respective value for that key) and click <span class="guimenu">Save</span>.
KWallet saves your entry to the subfolder selected.
</p></li></ol></div><div class="procedure" title="Procedure 8.2. Changing the Password for a Wallet"><a name="id393357"></a><p class="title"><b>Procedure 8.2. Changing the Password for a Wallet</b></p><p>
If needed, you can change your password for a wallet at any time.
</p><ol class="procedure" type="1"><li><p>
Open KWallet Manager and right-click the wallet for which to change the
password.
</p></li><li><p>
Select <span class="guimenu">Change Password</span>.
</p></li><li><p>
Enter your new password twice.
</p></li></ol></div></div><div class="sect1" title="8.3. Adjusting KWallet Settings"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="sec.kde.kwallet.configure"></a>8.3. Adjusting KWallet Settings<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.kde.kwallet.configure">¶</a></span></h2></div></div></div><a class="indexterm" name="id397586"></a><div class="procedure"><p>
By default, you define the settings for KWallet password manager with
the help of a wizard when you use KWallet for the first time. You can
adjust the initial settings at any time to increase security.
</p><ol class="procedure" type="1"><li><p>
If KWallet is already started, click the KWallet symbol in the panel
and select <span class="guimenu">Configure Wallet</span>. Otherwise, in the main
menu, select <span class="guimenu">Configure Desktop</span> and on the
<span class="guimenu">Advanced</span> tab, click <span class="guimenu">KDE Wallet</span>.
</p></li><li><p>
If KDE wallet subsystem is not yet enabled, activate the relevant check
box at the top.
</p></li><li><p>
By default, a wallet is closed when the last application stops using
it. To increase security, you can set a more restrictive policy: to
close a wallet automatically after a period of inactivity or after
start-up of the screen saver, activate the relevant check boxes.
</p><div class="informalfigure"><div class="mediaobject"><table border="0" summary="manufactured viewport for HTML img" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="55%"><tr><td><img src="images/kde_kcontrol_kwallet.png" width="100%"></td></tr></table></div></div></li><li><p>
By default, KWallet stores all passwords in one wallet named
<code class="literal">kdewallet</code>. To store local and network-related
passwords in different wallets, activate <span class="guimenu">Different wallet for
local passwords</span>. Click <span class="guimenu">New</span> to create an
additional wallet, if needed.
</p></li><li><p>
To remove the KWallet icon from the panel, deactivate <span class="guimenu">Show
manager in system tray</span>. You can then only access KWallet from
the main menu.
</p></li></ol></div></div><div class="sect1" title="8.4. Copying Your Wallet to Another Computer"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="sec.kde.kwallet.transfer"></a>8.4. Copying Your Wallet to Another Computer<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.kde.kwallet.transfer">¶</a></span></h2></div></div></div><p>
For the most part, KWallet resides silently in the panel and is
automatically activated if needed. However, you can copy your wallet
files to another computer (for example, your laptop). To simplify this
task, wallets can be dragged from the manager window to a file browser
window. This let you easily package a new wallet for transfer to another
environment. For example, a new wallet could be created and copied onto a
removable flash memory device. Important passwords could be transferred
there, so you have them available in other locations.
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