Libsecret Library Reference Manual: Libsecret Library Reference Manual

for libsecret 0.19.1. An online version of this documentation can be found at https://developer.gnome.org/libsecret/unstable/.

I. Simple API

Password storage — Simple password storage and lookup
SecretSchema — Schema for defining which attributes are on items

II. Examples

C example: Define a password schema
C example: Store a password
C example: Lookup a password
C example: Remove a password

Javascript examples

Javascript example: Define a password schema
Javascript example: Store a password
Javascript example: Lookup a password
Javascript example: Remove a password

Python examples

Python example: Define a password schema
Python example: Store a password
Python example: Lookup a password
Python example: Remove a password

Vala examples

Vala example: Define a password schema
Vala example: Store a password
Vala example: Lookup a password
Vala example: Remove a password

III. Complete API

SecretService — the Secret Service
SecretCollection — A collection of secret items
SecretItem — A secret item
SecretRetrievable — A read-only secret item
SecretValue — a value containing a secret
Secret Attributes — secret attributes
SecretPrompt — a prompt in the Service
SecretError — libsecret errors
DBus Path Related Functions — Secret Service functions which operate on DBus object paths
Version Information — Variables and macros to check the libsecret version

IV. Using libsecret in builds or scripts

C: Compiling with libsecret
Javascript: Importing libsecret
Python: Importing libsecret
Vala: Compiling with libsecret

V. Migrating from libgnome-keyring

Introduction

API conversion

Item attributes
Working with schemas
Storing passwords and items
Searching for passwords and items
Removing passwords and icons
Item management
Keyring management
Locking and unlocking
Non-pageable memory
Errors and cancellation

Annotation Glossary