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More clearly describe what password you're asking for

GreenAsJade 4 months ago updated by Gxost 3 months ago 4

From time to time SmartGit asks me for "the master password".

I have so many passwords for different things, I have no idea what password it wants - or indeed what is really popping up this dialog, is it the OS asking for the password to my vault even?   

In fact, I think it's asking for the github password for the account that I'm using - I wish it would say so much more clearly.

Hi,
This password is specific to SmartGit and it's local password vault - it shall help you keep your otherwhise plain text passwords more secure on disk!
So it is a "SmartGit Password Vault master password"
Hope that helps

Daniel

If you have forgotten the master password, moving the cursor over the blue (i) in the dialog will show a hint.

Thanks for the quick comments.

It's good to know precisely what that is, and how to get more information about it.


In terms of this RFE, it strikes me that you still could consider the phrasing of that prompt - an easy change to add the word SmartGit there.

There _are_ all sorts of passwords that might be needed at that time (at least: the SmartGit one and the github one, maybe the users vault as well) and it is ambiguous which it is.  

For sure a more observant user than me might look into the blue (i) ... but with a wording change you could obviate that needl 

Thanks again!

Master password is a common thing, not specific to SmartGit only. It's a password, granting access to all saved passwords in the app, asking for the master password. I don't know what can be more specific.