Encryption and Keyrings

[Sandy Harris]

On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 5:30 PM, sg1 <thedoctor at iinet.net.au> wrote:

> Every time I log onto evolution email it dose not remember my password
> and also a keyring icon appears asking for a second password, is there
> anyway of turning this off, using ubuntu 8.<https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users>
>

Think of your secret key as the crown jewels. It needs really heavy
protection because it is so valuable. If I get that key, not only can
I read any encrypted mail ever sent to you, I can also forge your
digital signature on anything I like.

The "second password" you mention might be the passphrase
that protects your secret key. That should be long, complex,
and utterly unguessable. Requirements there are much higher
than for a login password.

I would be very reluctant to provide that passphrase to any
application other than PGP. If Evolution wants it, then
before using Evolution, I'd want to ask a bunch of rather
tough questions about Evolution's security.

-- 
Sandy Harris,
Quanzhou, Fujian, China
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