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#121 passwordmaker.org
i noted on the plan page a note about a java app on the
pc. have you taken a look at passwordmaker.org. he's
been talking about a java app for pda's, but it seems
like each of you have a piece of the puzzle. all
that's really needed is a conduit to bridge the gap.
i don't know about anyone else, but the for me, the
majority of the passwords i keep are for web based
apps, and being able to synchronize them directly with
a firefox app would be ideal. and it could still
maintain the list for non-web based keys, since i've
almost always got a firefox window open.
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Thank you for the interesting link.
Passwordmaker uses a completely different (but interesting)
approach. There is no database of passwords, but the
password is calculated from the master password. The
disadvantage is, that you have to change all passwords if
you change the master password, but the big advantage is
that you don't need to carry a database around. You can
calculate all passwords anywhere, provided you have the
software.
Now to answer your question: Yes, it is possible to build a
similar firefox/ie-plugin for keyring based on their code.
There are some hurdles, e.g. keyring does not have a field
for URLs, yet, which is important to automatically fill in
the password fields when visiting a site.
However, as firefox and kde-wallet already provide
password-databases it may be useful, to synchronise with
them. What is needed here is some standard secure
interchange format, that makes it possible to merge entries.