Re: Network Manager issues with password storage on Ubuntu 8.10

[Stuart Ward <stuart ward bcs org>]

This seems to have been broken again in the Jaunty release. The only
update I can see coming through was libnm-util 0.7.1~rc4.1

If I get a ninute I will try and see what is going wrong.

-- Stuart Ward M +44 7782325143



2009/4/9 Dan Williams <dcbw redhat com>:
> On Wed, 2009-04-08 at 17:25 -0700, Harald Rudell wrote:
>> 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)
>
> The passphrase gets hashed to the actual hex key, which is what's
> actually used to connect.  However, that should be fine, because NM
> won't *rehash* it once it's already hashed.
>
>> 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
>
> Actually, the hashed password is currently expected.  Since hashing is
> one-way, the passphrase is pretty much lost.  Yes, I'd like to fix that
> because it confuses a heck of a lot of people.
>
> If the connection fails, is the hashed password shown in the box always
> the same, or does it keep changing?
>
> Dan
>
>> 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
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