Index: kio/misc/kwalletd/kwalletd.cpp
===================================================================
--- kio/misc/kwalletd/kwalletd.cpp.orig
+++ kio/misc/kwalletd/kwalletd.cpp
@@ -355,6 +355,44 @@ int KWalletD::doTransactionOpen(const QC
 	return rc;
 }
 
+int KWalletD::tryOpen(const QString& wallet, const QCString& password)
+{
+    if (isOpen(wallet))
+        return 0;
+
+    if (_tryOpenBlocked.isActive()) {
+        kdDebug() << "tryOpen is active.." << endl;
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    if (!KWallet::Backend::exists(wallet))
+        return -2;
+
+    KWallet::Backend *b = new KWallet::Backend(wallet, false /*isPath*/);
+    int rc = b->open(QByteArray().duplicate(password, strlen(password)));
+    if (rc == 0) {
+        _wallets.insert(rc = generateHandle(), b);
+        _passwords[wallet] = password;
+        b->ref();
+        _tryOpenBlocked.stop();
+        QByteArray data;
+        QDataStream ds(data, IO_WriteOnly);
+        ds << wallet;
+        emitDCOPSignal("walletOpened(QString)", data);
+    }
+    else {
+        delete b;
+        // make sure that we're not bombed with a dictionary attack
+        _tryOpenBlocked.start (30 * 1000, true /*single shot*/);
+        if (++_failed > 5) {
+            _failed = 0;
+            QTimer::singleShot(0, this, SLOT(notifyFailures()));
+        }
+
+        rc = -1;
+    }
+    return rc;
+}
 
 int KWalletD::internalOpen(const QCString& appid, const QString& wallet, bool isPath, WId w, bool modal) {
 	int rc = -1;
Index: kio/misc/kwalletd/kwalletd.h
===================================================================
--- kio/misc/kwalletd/kwalletd.h.orig
+++ kio/misc/kwalletd/kwalletd.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <qintdict.h>
 #include <qstring.h>
 #include <qwidget.h>
+#include <qtimer.h>
 #include <qguardedptr.h>
 #include "kwalletbackend.h"
 
@@ -51,8 +52,10 @@ class KWalletD : public KDEDModule {
 
 		// Open and unlock the wallet
 		virtual int open(const QString& wallet, uint wId);
-
+		// Open and unlock the wallet
+		virtual int tryOpen(const QString& wallet, const QCString& passwd);
 		// Open and unlock the wallet with this path
+
 		virtual int openPath(const QString& path, uint wId);
 
 		// Asynchronous open - must give the object to return the handle
@@ -186,6 +189,7 @@ class KWalletD : public KDEDModule {
 		int _idleTime;
 		QMap<QString,QStringList> _implicitAllowMap, _implicitDenyMap;
 		KTimeout *_timeouts;
+		QTimer _tryOpenBlocked;
 
 		QPtrList<KWalletTransaction> _transactions;
 		QGuardedPtr< QWidget > activeDialog;