Bug 457807

Summary:	tell the process name
Product:	[Applications] kwalletmanager	Reporter:	a <bugsKde>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Valentin Rusu <valir>
Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE
Severity:	normal	CC:	bugsKde, mk.mateng, nicolas.fella
Priority:	NOR
Version:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Other
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:

Description a 2022-08-12 15:56:41 UTC

I find too insecure to just tell the process name who ask for wallet access. What if a rogue process takes a friendly name? We should be sure that the process who ask access is legitimate to

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Comment 1 Nicolas Fella 2022-08-14 12:08:28 UTC

What exactly do you suggest we do?

Comment 2 a 2022-08-14 13:11:38 UTC

Something to authenticate the process asking access. To be sure that it's for a legitimate and needed purpose

Comment 3 michaelk83 2022-09-06 07:20:55 UTC

(In reply to Nicolas Fella from comment #1)
> What exactly do you suggest we do?
KeePAssXC uses `/proc/$PID/exe` for this.
https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/pull/6915
https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/pull/4733#issuecomment-633679091

Comment 4 michaelk83 2022-09-06 07:33:03 UTC

Bug 451039 is more detailed.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 451039 ***