Seahorse (software)

{{Short description|GNOME software for managing passwords and keys}}

{{notability|software|date=September 2018}}

{{Infobox software

| title = Seahorse

| logo = Seahorse icon hicolor.svg

| screenshot = Gnome_Seahorse_3.12.2.png

| caption = Seahorse 3.12.2

| developer = Seahorse developers

| latest release version = {{wikidata|property|reference|edit|P348|P548=Q2804309}}

| latest release date = {{start date and age | {{wikidata|qualifier|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}} }}

| latest preview version =

| latest preview date =

| operating system = Unix-like

| platform = GNOME

| genre = Encryption

| license = GPL-2.0-or-later{{cite web|url=https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/seahorse/-/blob/master/data/org.gnome.seahorse.Application.appdata.xml.in|title=org.gnome.seahorse.Application.appdata.xml.in|date=14 October 2022 }}

| website = {{URL|https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Seahorse}}

| repo = {{URL|https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/seahorse}}

}}

Seahorse (officially branded as Passwords and Secrets) is a GNOME front-end application for managing passwords, PGP and SSH keys.{{cite magazine|author1=Jack Wallen|title=How to set up SSH keys in Seahorse|url=https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-to-setup-ssh-keys-in-seahorse/|magazine=TechRepublic|accessdate=15 May 2018|date=September 21, 2017}}{{cite magazine|title=Neatly managing and handling PGP/GnuPG keyrings|url=http://www.linux-magazine.com/Issues/2016/192/GPG-Key-Management/(offset)/6|magazine=Linux Magazine|first=Frank|last=Hofmann|date=2016|issue=192|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180910212112/http://www.linux-magazine.com/Issues/2016/192/GPG-Key-Management/(offset)/6|archive-date=10 September 2018|df=dmy-all}} Seahorse integrates with a number of apps including Nautilus file manager, Epiphany browser and Evolution e-mail suite. It has HKP and LDAP key server support.

PGP support is implemented utilizing GNU Privacy Guard. Passwords are securely stored encrypted with the user's login password using GNOME Keyring. Seahorse is released as free software under the GPL-2.0-or-later license.