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== Computer keychains == By analogy to the physical object, the terms ''keychain'' and ''keyring'' are often used for [[software]] that stores [[cryptographic key]]s. The term keychain was first introduced in a series of IBM developerWorks articles.{{cn|date=March 2024}} The term is used in [[GNU Privacy Guard]] to store known keys on a keyring. [[Mac OS X]] uses a password storage system called [[Apple Keychain|Keychain]]. A "[[GNOME Keyring|keyring]]" is also the name of a [[password manager]] application working under the [[GNOME]] desktop manager (used for example in [[Ubuntu operating system]]). In cryptography a [[keyring (cryptography)|keyring]] is a database of multiple keys or passwords. There are also portable password manager programs, such as Keepass and KeePassX.
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