Network Manager issues with password storage on Ubuntu 8.10

[Harald Rudell <harald rudell gmail com>]

Hello,

using the nm-applet 0.7.0 and network manager 0.7, you may end up in a situation where each saved WPA password becomes garbled

this can happen when
1. you delete the default key ~/.gnome2/keyrings/login.keyring, and gnome recreates it automatically
2. maybe when changing passwords
3. update Ubuntu to 8.10

symptom is:
network manager tries to connect to wpa networks, and an entered password becomes a 64-character string
(the password is garbled when nm tries to save it to the keyring)

verify the issue after it occured:
1. in Gnome start nm-connection-editor from command line or right click nm-applet icon and select Edit connections
2. select Wireless tab, click Add, enter a in SSID field, select Wireless Security tab, select WPA personal security, enter password "abcdefgh", click OK
3. select your created connection, click Edit, select Wireless Security tab, check Show Password
BUG: the password is a 64 character string
EXPECTED: the password abcdefgh

cause: network manager has incorrect encryption data
fix: unknown (it only applies to your login)
get-around: edit the created key using: Applications-Accessories-Passwords, select passwords tab, select your connection, click properties, modify the password

Could someone help with either how to get on the right side of network manager, or a way to troubleshoot this through pam libraries and what not. perhaps the fix is to reinstall network manager?

Thanks in advance for any help

H