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OpenKeychain GSoC 2016 (Passwords to Applock)
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#OpenKeychain GSoC 2016

###From Passwords to Applock Mechanism

Work Done
  • Migrated app from using encrypted secret subkeys to encrypted secret keyring blocks
  • Introduced a master password and an applock for further security
  • Added a single password workflow for app, reducing the complexity of PGP key usage.
  • Enabled a seamless transition between both the single and multi-passowrd workflow
  • Seamless migration for existing users.
Future Extensions
  • Polishing the UI for both migration & fresh installations
  • Optimizing the performance of the applock
  • Enabling full database encryption through SQLCipher
  • Enabling a selection of keys for migration (hinges on another on-going GSoC project)

Link to Pull Request: open-keychain/open-keychain#1884

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