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diff --git a/secret-service/specification.xml b/secret-service/specification.xml index 65045d6..a0a293b 100644 --- a/secret-service/specification.xml +++ b/secret-service/specification.xml @@ -157,7 +157,31 @@ information. In this case, a <link linkend='prompts'>prompt object</link> is returned. It must be <link linkend='org.freedesktop.Secret.Prompt.Prompt'>acted upon</link> in order for the collection to be deleted.</para> + </chapter> + <chapter xml:id="aliases"> + <title>Aliases</title> + + <para>Collections may be accessed via well known aliases. For example an alias + called <literal>default</literal> tells applications which is the default + collection to store secrets.</para> + + <para>The aliased collections will be available at a + <link linkend='object-paths'>well-known DBus object path</link>.</para> + + <para>If an application needs to create a collection with a given alias, this can + be done in a race free fashion by specifying the alias parameter of the + <link linkend='org.freedesktop.Secret.Service.CreateCollection'>CreateCollection()</link> + method on the service interface. If a collection with that alias already exists, + then it will be returned instead of creating a new one.</para> + + <para>For applications like password managers it can be useful to allow the user to + configure which collection is associated with which well known alias. To alias or + unalias a collection use the + <link linkend='org.freedesktop.Secret.Service.SetAlias'>SetAlias()</link> method on the + service interface. Use the + <link linkend='org.freedesktop.Secret.Service.ReadAlias'>ReadAlias()</link> method on the + service interface to discover which collection is associated with a given alias.</para> </chapter> <chapter xml:id="lookup-attributes"> |