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docs(keyring): add keyctl docs (#23563)

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@ -29,12 +29,14 @@ is a list of the most popular operating systems and their respective passwords m
* GNU/Linux:
* [libsecret](https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libsecret)
* [kwallet](https://api.kde.org/frameworks/kwallet/html/index.html)
* [keyctl](https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/security/keys/core.html)
GNU/Linux distributions that use GNOME as default desktop environment typically come with
[Seahorse](https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Seahorse). Users of KDE based distributions are
commonly provided with [KDE Wallet Manager](https://userbase.kde.org/KDE_Wallet_Manager).
Whilst the former is in fact a `libsecret` convenient frontend, the latter is a `kwallet`
client.
client. `keyctl` is a secure backend leverages the Linux's kernel security key management system
to store cryptographic keys securely in memory.
`os` is the default option since operating system's default credentials managers are
designed to meet users' most common needs and provide them with a comfortable
@ -93,6 +95,15 @@ GNU/Linux distributions that ships KDE as default desktop environment. Please re
[KWallet Handbook](https://docs.kde.org/stable5/en/kwalletmanager/kwallet5/index.html) for more
information.
### The `keyctl` backend
The *Kernel Key Retention Service* is a security facility that
has been added to the Linux kernel relatively recently. It allows sensitive
cryptographic data such as passwords, private key, authentication tokens, etc
to be stored securely in memory.
The `keyctl` backend is available on Linux platforms only.
### The `test` backend
The `test` backend is a password-less variation of the `file` backend. Keys are stored