Storing passwords for panel plugin

[Nick Schermer]

2009/8/24 Simon Naunton <snaunton at gmail.com>:
> I am writing a plugin which requires me to store some passwords.
> Storing password in a plain text rc file is not secure, so I have been
> using gnome-keyring (it's installed with Xubuntu anyway...). However,
> as there is no panel plugin signal for when a plugin is removed from
> the panel, when it is removed it leaves this data in the keyring. I
> could write a hack to compare rc files against gnome-keyring and prune
> it, but this is, well a bit hacky...
>
> Anyway...
>
> Is there some way of the plugin knowing that it is being removed that
> I have missed?
>
> Surely someone on this list has come across the problem of panel
> plugins needing to store passwords or encrypted/secure data? Is there
> some alternative I have missed?
>
> Has the idea of a "remove" signal for panel plugins come up before?
> Should I look at writing a patch for this?

No there is no such signal, but indeed, it makes sense. Please create
a bug in bugzilla and I'll implement it.

Nick