SUMMARY The password dialog doesn't allow saving the vault's password to KDE Wallet. Since it's possible to save the passwords of LUKS devices, then, I think, the same should apply to Plasma Vaults. Please add an option to save the passwords in KDE Wallet. STEPS TO REPRODUCE 1. Try to open a plasma vault 2. A password input dialog appears OBSERVED RESULT There is no option to save the password in KDE Wallet. EXPECTED RESULT There should be a checkbox under the password field to allow saving the password in KDE Wallet. SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS Operating System: Arch Linux KDE Plasma Version: 5.17.3 KDE Frameworks Version: 5.64.0 Qt Version: 5.13.2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
This is not planned as it defeats the purpose and aims of Vaults. Vaults have the 'privacy first, usability close second' moto. First, if you want for a vault to automatically open because your KWallet is open all the time (as it is by default), you are better off just encrypting your whole home directory or partition. Second, and more important, KWallet is inherently unsafe (not bashing KWallet authors, the same applies to other similar programs). Even if you configure KWallet to automatically close when no applications are using it, when it gets open, any random application can extract the passwords from it. So, some application could get the Vault password. Things we have to do for privacy and security are sometimes annoying...