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Why does Bolt (Runescape Launcher) request KDE wallet access? (lemmy.world)
submitted 4 months ago by to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
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Whenever I open the third party Runescape launcher Bolt, it requests KDE wallet access. I don't give it access, and everyone says it's a reliable app. Is it just behaving oddly?

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[–] 32 points 4 months ago (7 children)

encryption. i dont know anything about the launcher but anything requiring encryption pops it up for me.

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  • [–] [S] 6 points 4 months ago (6 children)

    thanks, could you happen to explain a bit more? for example, what does the runescape client have to do with encryption? in case i don't want anyone else to be able to access my runescape account that's logged into the bolt client?

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  • [–] 27 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    Just a guess, but is it saving your RuneScape account information in your KDE wallet?

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  • [–] 4 points 4 months ago

    KDE Wallet is primarily a password manager. So if the launcher saves your password this is probably where it is storing it. Why invent your own storage when you can use one that is already built? For more information I recommend the ArchWiki which has plenty of information that is not arch specific. Also if you use Gnome I would imagine it would access Gnome keyring which serves the same function. KDE Wallet

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    • [–] 22 points 4 months ago

    KDE wallet is the storage for encryption keys. All apps that uses encryption or certificates should ideally use the os storage.

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