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| 10.9. Clipboard Integration | Chapter 11. Taking Notes with BasKet | | |
Functionality of the Password and Encryption Keys tool can be customized. Possible options are described in this section.
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Click tab.
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Choose from the following options:
Default Key: Specifies the key you want to use to sign files. Files will be encrypted to this key if the option is selected.
When encrypting, always include myself as a recipient: Select this option to add yourself to the recipients list for all files encrypted by Passwords and Encryption Keys. If you do not select this option, and you do not select yourself as a recipient, you cannot decrypt any files you encrypt.
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Enabling Passwords and Encryption Keys's passphrase caching ability
allows you to perform many operations that require entering your
passphrase without reentering it every time
seahorse-daemon takes the place of
gpg-agent. Letting the cached passphrases
expire is usually a good idea. This will then require reentering your
passphrase, but adds security.
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Choose from the following options:
Never remember passphrases: Select this option to not remember any passphrase.
Remember passphrases for ... minutes: Specifies the amount of time, in minutes, for storing passphrases.
Always remember passphrases whenever logged in: Select this option to remember any passphrases whenever you are logged in to the session.
Ask me before using a cached passphrase: Select this option to ask you before a stored passphrase is used.
Automatically load Secure Shell keys: Select this option to automatically cache any Secure Shell key.
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You can use password keyring preferences to create or remove keyrings, to set the default keyring for application passwords or to change unlock password of a keyring. To create a new keyring, follow these steps:
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Click +, then click the tab.
Press .
Enter new keyring's name and pres .
Set where to save the new keyring. Set and confirm its and click .
To change unlock password of an existing keyring, click on the keyring in the list and press . You have to provide the old password to be able to change it.
To change the default keyring for application passwords, choose it from the drop-down list under .
You can keep your keys up to date by syncing keys periodically with remote keyservers. Syncing will make sure that you have the latest signatures made on all of your keys so that the web of trust will be the most useful.
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Passwords and Encryption Keys provides support for HKP and LDAP keyservers.
HKP Servers: HKP keyservers are ordinary Web-based keyservers such as the popular hkp://pgp.mit.edu:11371, also accessible at http://pgp.mit.edu.
LDAP Keyservers: LDAP keyservers are less common, but use the standard LDAP protocol to serve keys. ldap://keyserver.pgp.com is a good LDAP server.
You can or keyservers to be used using the buttons on the left. To add a new keyserver, set its type, host and port, if necessary.
Set whether you want to automatically publish your public keys and which keyserver to use. Set whether you want to autopmatically retrieve keys from keyservers and whether to synchronize modified keys with keyservers.
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Key Sharing is provided by DNS-SD, also known as Bonjour or Rendevous. Enabling key sharing adds the local Passwords and Encryption Keys users' public key rings to the remote search dialog box. Using these local key servers is generally faster than accessing remote servers.
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Select .
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