k961 Asked: 2015-03-09 06:35:31 +0800 CST2015-03-09 06:35:31 +0800 CST 2015-03-09 06:35:31 +0800 CST How To Encrypt Pidgin account Passwords 772 we know that pidgin stores password in plaintext in this file: /home/username/.purple/accounts.xml is there any way to encrypt passwords stored in this file ? password 1 Answers Voted Best Answer xangua 2015-04-18T05:57:04+08:002015-04-18T05:57:04+08:00 You can use the gnome keyring plugin, as the name describes it only works with the Gnome Keyring. You can build it from source: https://github.com/aebrahim/pidgin-gnome-keyring Or use a PPA: https://launchpad.net/~pidgin-gnome-keyring/+archive/ubuntu/ppa This is a still valid post that describes how it works and how to install it: http://www.webupd8.org/2011/08/save-pidgin-passwords-in-gnome-keyring.html
You can use the gnome keyring plugin, as the name describes it only works with the Gnome Keyring.
You can build it from source:
https://github.com/aebrahim/pidgin-gnome-keyring
Or use a PPA:
https://launchpad.net/~pidgin-gnome-keyring/+archive/ubuntu/ppa
This is a still valid post that describes how it works and how to install it:
http://www.webupd8.org/2011/08/save-pidgin-passwords-in-gnome-keyring.html