Use system key vault for storing passwords, master password alternative

From: Aditya Toshniwal <aditya(dot)toshniwal(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>
To: pgadmin-hackers <pgadmin-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Use system key vault for storing passwords, master password alternative
Date: 2022-11-10 07:49:47
Message-ID: CAM9w-_=WLN226B5d0LrZmqGnFN1m1QDmDaf_ycBzX0oLZadjxg@mail.gmail.com
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Hi Hackers/Dave,

Master password was added to encrypt passwords saved in pgAdmin config DB.
While it is needed for security reasons, it has to be entered and
remembered.
I propose, pgAdmin desktop version can utilize the OS provided password
vault to save PG server passwords, just like browsers save website login
details.
The Python lib - https://pypi.org/project/keyring/ can be used for multi

Thoughts ?

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Thanks,
Aditya Toshniwal
pgAdmin Hacker | Software Architect | *edbpostgres.com*
<http://edbpostgres.com>
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