Perhaps I misunderstand what the keyring is, but it seems like it appears when either an ssh key of a password might be required. I manage my passwords and my ssh keys with third party programs, I don't want ubuntu to manage either of them.
I also really don't like that popup that grabs focus. I hit cancel every time till it goes away. Without it, either my ssh keyring unlocks things automatically, or the password field will wait until I am done with other tasks and ready to enter my password. When my ssh keyring needs a password it asks via CLI, which is much better.
I have looked at this question; How to disable the "unlock your keyring" popup? but it seems to be setting an empty password, and commentators point out that is insecure. I'm not really sure what this keyring will get access to, I'd rather it didn't have access to anything, but I may have misunderstood what it is.
If I give it a blank password what does it get access to? Can I prevent it from having access to anything?