Seahorse (software) explained

Seahorse
Developer:	Seahorse developers
Operating System:	Unix-like
Platform:	GNOME
Genre:	Encryption
License:	GPL-2.0-or-later^[1]

Seahorse (officially branded as Passwords and Secrets) is a GNOME front-end application for managing passwords, PGP and SSH keys.^{[2] [3]} 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 GNU Privacy Guard. 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

See also

• List of password managers
• Password manager
• Cryptography
• GNOME Keyring

External links

• Project home page
• Seahorse repository on GNOME GitLab

Notes and References

1. Web site: org.gnome.seahorse.Application.appdata.xml.in. 14 October 2022 .
2. Jack Wallen. How to set up SSH keys in Seahorse. TechRepublic. 15 May 2018. September 21, 2017.
3. Neatly managing and handling PGP/GnuPG keyrings. Linux Magazine. Frank. Hofmann. 2016. 192. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180910212112/http://www.linux-magazine.com/Issues/2016/192/GPG-Key-Management/(offset)/6. 10 September 2018. dmy-all.