Too many passphrases required to sign folder
Bug #271135 reported by
Ryan Prior
This bug affects 1 person
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| seahorse (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
|
Low
|
Ubuntu Desktop Bugs | ||
| seahorse-plugins (Ubuntu) |
Triaged
|
Low
|
Ubuntu Desktop Bugs | ||
Bug Description
When I right-click on a folder in Nautilus and choose to sign it, I am prompted to select which key to use for signature and then asked to type that key's passphrase. However, if the folder contains more than one file, the passphrase will be required for each file. This is confusing because it makes one wonder whether one typed in the wrong password, and annoying because of the amount of typing required to sign a folder of even a small size.
My proposed solution is to allow the user to type the passphrase once and use that authentication to sign each individual file.
Revision history for this message
| Mackenzie Morgan (maco.m) wrote | #1 |
Revision history for this message
| Andreas Moog (ampelbein) wrote | #2 |
| Changed in seahorse: | |
| assignee: | nobody → desktop-bugs |
| importance: | Undecided → Low |
| status: | New → Triaged |
Revision history for this message
| Andreas Moog (ampelbein) wrote | #3 |
| Changed in seahorse-plugins: | |
| assignee: | nobody → desktop-bugs |
| importance: | Undecided → Low |
| status: | New → Triaged |
| Changed in seahorse: | |
| status: | Triaged → Invalid |
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Marking against seahorse.
What version of Ubuntu and what version of seahorse are you running?
As a workaround, might I suggest creating an archive of the directory and signing that instead?