Bug 514273 - Krfb should switch from KWallet to QtKeychain
Summary: Krfb should switch from KWallet to QtKeychain
Status: REPORTED
Alias: None
Product: krfb
Classification: Applications
Component: general (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 25.12.0
Platform: Other Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: George Goldberg
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Reported: 2026-01-07 13:08 UTC by m.kurz
Modified: 2026-01-07 13:21 UTC (History)
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Description m.kurz 2026-01-07 13:08:05 UTC 
For better integration with the Security Service API.
KSSHAskPass recently also switched already: https://invent.kde.org/plasma/ksshaskpass/-/merge_requests/32/diffs

By doing that users will be able to switch from KWallet to the a security service provider by settings QTKEYCHAIN_BACKEND=libsecret see:
https://github.com/frankosterfeld/qtkeychain/commit/b33e98f56b3b1cabb2e2d61c61a2ed9e165e6e0b

Files affected:
https://invent.kde.org/network/krfb/-/blob/master/krfb/invitationsrfbserver.cpp
https://invent.kde.org/network/krfb/-/blob/master/krfb/invitationsrfbserver.h
https://invent.kde.org/network/krfb/-/blob/master/krfb/mainwindow.cpp