install password manager

Originally created by Tails on #5745 (Redmine)

Now that persistence exists, it makes sense to ship a feature-full password manager: a full password management system does a lot more than GNOME Keyring, and has more sophisticated security features, e.g. copying masked strings, auto-lock of the db, expiration notifications, etc.

A good password management system may be core to helping users "do the right thing".

Roadmap

It looks like KeePassX is the best bet.

This is worked on in the feature/install-password-manager branch.

done in Tails 0.17.

Which one?

It would be great it some level of system integration was possible (e.g. at least a taskbar icon, possibly using GTK, ideally transparently replacing GNOME Keyring).

KeePass

keepass2
in Wheezy, but not in Squeeze
popcon: 500
depends on Mono libraries that are neither in Tails nor in Squeeze yet
GNOME3?

KeePassX

keepassx
in Squeeze and Wheezy
popcon: 2800
depends on Qt4 libraries that are shipped in Tails already
cross-platform (Windows)
minimizes fine in GNOME3’s notification area
in Tails 0.15: works fine, including autotype feature

Figaro’s Password Manager 2

fpm2
in Squeeze and Wheezy
popcon: 250
no dependencies but basic GTK-2 and X libraries
GNOME3?

revelation

revelation
in Squeeze and Wheezy
popcon: 500
maintenance in Debian looks sub-optimal
not compatible with GNOME3

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