Bug 457807 - tell the process name
Summary: tell the process name
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 451039
Alias: None
Product: kwalletmanager
Classification: Applications
Component: general (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Platform: Other Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Valentin Rusu
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Reported: 2022-08-12 15:56 UTC by a
Modified: 2022-09-06 07:33 UTC (History)
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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 ***