Seahorse (software)

Seahorse (officially branded as Passwords and Secrets) is a GNOME front-end application for managing passwords, PGP and SSH keys.^[4][5] 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.

Seahorse

Seahorse 3.12.2
Developer(s)	Seahorse developers
Stable release	43.0[1]  / 14 October 2022; 2 years ago (14 October 2022)
Preview release	41.beta[2]  / 4 September 2021; 3 years ago (4 September 2021)
Repository	gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/seahorse
Operating system	Unix-like
Platform	GNOME
Type	Encryption
License	GPL-2.0-or-later[3]
Website	wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Seahorse

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

• Free and open-source software portal

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