diff --git a/keyring/backends/file.py b/keyring/backends/file.py
index f899880..ef6db1d 100644
--- a/keyring/backends/file.py
+++ b/keyring/backends/file.py
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ class BaseKeyring(FileBacked, KeyringBackend):
             # create the file without group/world permissions
             with open(self.file_path, 'w'):
                 pass
-            user_read_write = 0o600
+            user_read_write = 0o644
             os.chmod(self.file_path, user_read_write)
 
     def delete_password(self, service, username):
@@ -172,12 +172,19 @@ class Encrypted(object):
 
     def _get_new_password(self):
         while True:
-            password = getpass.getpass(
-                "Please set a password for your new keyring: ")
-            confirm = getpass.getpass('Please confirm the password: ')
-            if password != confirm:
-                sys.stderr.write("Error: Your passwords didn't match\n")
-                continue
+#****************************************************************
+# Forging the Keyring password to allow automation and still keep
+# the password encoded. TODO to be revisited when Barbican keyring
+# Will be used with the complete PKI solution
+#****************************************************************
+#            password = getpass.getpass(
+#                "Please set a password for your new keyring: ")
+#            confirm = getpass.getpass('Please confirm the password: ')
+#            if password != confirm:
+#                sys.stderr.write("Error: Your passwords didn't match\n")
+#                continue
+            password =  "Please set a password for your new keyring: "
+
             if '' == password.strip():
                 # forbid the blank password
                 sys.stderr.write("Error: blank passwords aren't allowed.\n")
@@ -248,8 +255,15 @@ class EncryptedKeyring(Encrypted, BaseKeyring):
         Unlock this keyring by getting the password for the keyring from the
         user.
         """
-        self.keyring_key = getpass.getpass(
-            'Please enter password for encrypted keyring: ')
+#****************************************************************
+# Forging the Keyring password to allow automation and still keep
+# the password encoded. TODO to be revisited when Barbican keyring
+# Will be used with the complete PKI solution
+#****************************************************************
+#        self.keyring_key = getpass.getpass(
+#            'Please enter password for encrypted keyring: ')
+        self.keyring_key = "Please set a password for your new keyring: "
+
         try:
             ref_pw = self.get_password('keyring-setting', 'password reference')
             assert ref_pw == 'password reference value'
diff --git a/keyring/util/platform_.py b/keyring/util/platform_.py
index dcdffea..53b9eae 100644
--- a/keyring/util/platform_.py
+++ b/keyring/util/platform_.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ def _data_root_Linux():
 	Use freedesktop.org Base Dir Specfication to determine storage
 	location.
 	"""
-	fallback = os.path.expanduser('~/.local/share')
+	fallback = os.path.expanduser('/opt/platform/.keyring/')
 	root = os.environ.get('XDG_DATA_HOME', None) or fallback
 	return os.path.join(root, 'python_keyring')