Seahorse is a

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front-end application for managing passwords,

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and SSH

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. Seahorse integrates with a number of apps including Nautilus file manager, Epiphany browser and Evolution e-mail suite. It has HKP and LDAP key server support. PGP support is implemented utilizing

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. Passwords are securely stored encrypted with the user's login password using GNOME Keyring. Seahorse is released as free software under the GPL-2.0-or-later license.

Developers

Responsibility for maintenance and development of Seahorse has changed hands several times during its lifetime: * Niels De Graef (3.29.x - present) * Daiki Ueno (3.29.x - present) * Nate Nielsen (real name Stef Walter) (0.7.4 - present) * Jacob Perkins (0.6.x - 0.7.3) * Jose C. García Sogo (0.5.x) * Jean Schurger

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Project home page

Seahorse repository on GNOME GitLab
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