KDE Utils/kwallet
Structure
kwallet is actually not a single program but consists of several parts scattered across all of the kde modules.
part | svn | purpose | important classes |
---|---|---|---|
Backend | kdelibs/kwallet | reading/writing kwl files and encryption | KWallet::Backend, KWallet::Entry |
UI components | kdelibs/kdeui/util | provides the client API for kwallet, mostly dbus client stubs | KWallet::Wallet |
kwalletd | kdelibs/kio/misc/kwalletd | the actual kwalletd, currently a module to kded accepting client requests using dbus. This part also has some GUI eg. for authenticating a user. | KWalletD, KWalletWizard, KTimeout |
kwalletmanager | kdeutils/kwallet | The application the user uses for managing the wallets and the password entries. | none |