gnome-keyring

Start keyring daemon

$ gnome-keyring-daemon --start

$ gnome-keyring-daemon --start --components=secrets,ssh

$ gnome-keyring-daemon --replace

$ secret-tool store --label="My Secret" service myapp

$ secret-tool lookup service myapp

gnome-keyring-daemon [options]

GNOME Keyring is a daemon that stores secrets, passwords, and keys. It provides secure storage for applications and handles SSH key management.
The keyring is typically started at login and unlocked with the user's password. Applications access it through libsecret or the Secret Service D-Bus API.

--start

Start daemon if not running.

Replace running daemon.

Components: secrets, pkcs11, ssh.

Run as daemon.

Run in foreground.

Read login password from stdin.

~/.local/share/keyrings/

Directory containing keyring data files.

- secrets: Password/secret storage
- ssh: SSH agent (replaces ssh-agent)
- pkcs11: PKCS#11 smart card support

Usually started by desktop session. SSH component may conflict with ssh-agent. Keyring locked when session locks. Non-GNOME desktops may need manual setup.

GNOME Keyring was created for the GNOME desktop to provide secure credential storage. It implements the freedesktop.org Secret Service specification for cross-desktop compatibility.

secret-tool(1), ssh-agent(1), seahorse(1)