How to create a "Default keyring"

[guru]

I have an app which trys ro store entered credentials into a “Default keyring” and ask to unlock it for it. How do I create such keyring at all?

[FranklyFlawless]

From the man page:

GPG(1)

• --keyring file
  Add file to the current list of keyrings. If file begins with a tilde and a slash, these are replaced by the $HOME directory. If the filename does not contain a slash, it is assumed to be in the GnuPG home directory (“~/.gnupg” unless --homedir or $GNUPGHOME is used). Note that this adds a keyring to the current list. If the intent is to use the specified keyring alone, use --keyring along with --no-default-keyring. If the option --no-keyring has been used no keyrings will be used at all. Note that if the option use-keyboxd is enabled in common.conf, no keyrings are used at all and keys are all maintained by the keyboxd process in its own database.

If you want to create a new default keyring:

• --primary-keyring file
  This is a variant of --keyring and designates file as the primary public keyring. This means that newly imported keys (via --import or keyserver --recv-from) will go to this keyring.

[irvinewade]

@guru

How do I create such keyring at all?

The first time I run Geary after a reflash, the default keyring just gets created. (It of course asks me for the keyring password to set on the new keyring.) So maybe the hack answer is to configure and run Geary (even if only temporarily).

FWIW, the folder containing the keyrings is ~/.local/share/keyrings and if the task gets done correctly then you will have a file Default_keyring.keyring in that folder.

[pajuky]

@FranklyFlawless , I think he’s asking about the GNOME keyring and not a GPG keyring…

[FranklyFlawless]

Okay, you can use Seahorse, otherwise known as Passwords and Secrets, to create keyrings:

Apps/Seahorse - GNOME Wiki!

Instructions for creating a new keyring:

Create a new keyring

1. Select File ▸ New….

2. Choose Password Keyring and press Continue.

3. Choose a name for your new keyring, then press OK to continue.

4. To password protect your keyring, choose a password, and retype it to confirm your choice. Leave both the fields blank if you want your keyring to remain unlocked at all times.

5. Press Continue to finish creating the keyring. If you have not protected your keyring with a password, you will need to confirm that this is how you want to proceed.

[guru]

I remembered that some years ago I tested the app Geary on my L5 and found it useles (I dont need a GUI to write mails, I use mutt in a terminal). The app stored in the past already in the “Default keyring” the IMAP and SMTP credentials and I only have now let gpclient do the same providing the password to unlock the keyring.