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    Configuring a new stored secret in Seahorse

    Hi everyone!
    I've checked pretty much everywhere but couldn't find an answer, so I'm sorry if this is a silly question, but how can I configure a new "stored secret" in Seahorse? Or System > Preferences > Passwords and encryption keys, in a free translation from Brazilian Portuguese "Senhas e chaves de criptografia"? For instance, let's say I want to add a stored secret to be used with Skype: in Seahorse (Ubuntu 10.10), I clicked on Files > New > Stored secret, select the "login" keyring, type "Skype" in the description field and my skype password in the "Password" field and finally click "Add". But when I right-click the new secret > Properties, I can't change or type anything in the "Details" or "Applications" tabs, So, how can I inform Seahorse how, when or with what should it use my secret?

    Thank you very much in advance,
    XVoX.

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    Re: Configuring a new stored secret in Seahorse

    I don't think gnome-keyring works this way. The application has to have support for gnome-keyring. If it doesn't then it won't be able to store or retrieve passwords from the keyring even if you manually add them. AFAIK Skype does not have any support for gnome-keyring.
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    Re: Configuring a new stored secret in Seahorse

    Thank you very much, FuturePilot!
    One thing still bugs me, though: what's the purpose of having a manual "add" then, since we cannot do it ourselves?

    Once again, thanks in advance,
    XVoX.

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