Re: OpenVPN plugin and private key password

["Ethy H. Brito" <ethy brito inexo com br>]

On Mon, 09 Nov 2015 14:19:55 -0600
Dan Williams <dcbw redhat com> wrote:

> On Mon, 2015-11-09 at 17:51 -0200, Ethy H. Brito wrote:
> > On Mon, 9 Nov 2015 13:11:24 +0100
> > Jirka Klimes <jklimes redhat com> wrote:
> >
> > > On Sat, 7 Nov 2015 13:55:39 -0200
> > > "Ethy H. Brito" <ethy brito inexo com br> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi All
> > > >
> > > > I am not certain if here is the right place to ask this. Forgive me
> > > > if it is not.
> > > >
> > > > Why, if I have a password protected private key, the OpenVPN
> > > > plug-in demands me to enter the password to enable the save button?
> > > >
> > > > I think this is not right. I don't want my password hanging around.
> > > > If, for instance, my laptop gets stolen, the thief has access to my
> > > > private data. Saving a password, completely overrides the purpose
> > > > of a password protected key!
> > > >
> > > > How to make Networkmanager ask for the password when activating the
> > > > VPN?
> > > >
> > > > Am I doing something wrong here? Missing something perhaps?
> > > >
> > > > Regards
> > > >
> > > > Ethy
> > >
> > > It depends on the GUI you use.
> > >
> > > In recent nm-connection-editor, all password entries have an icon
> > > attached that allows setting password as "always ask".
> > >
> > > See
> > > https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=731891
> > >
> > > Jirka
> >
> > Tested with "cert-pass-flags=2" and got:
> >
> >     The VPN connection 'XXX' failed
> >     because there were no valid VPN secrets.
> >
> > No window opened to ask the password. Should it?
> >
> > Any hints?
>
> What desktop environment are you running?

Hi Dan.

I use Gnome. Ubuntu's 14.04 default.

But I managed to make it work.

I deleted the section [vpn-secrets].
Now NM opens a windows asking for the passphrase. 
At least at home. Tomorrow I'll check at office.

Hope this helps someone some day.

Regards

Ethy