incorrect password in keyring does not prompt user
Bug #93776 reported by
Jason Kraftcheck
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| network-manager (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
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Medium
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
Binary package hint: network-manager
If I accidentally enter an incorrect WPA passphrase for a wireless network, this passphrase is added to the keyring and used for future connections despite the fact that it never worked for the current connection. The NetworkManager applet does not provide any way to change/correct the passphrase. Further, deleting the key using the keyring manager results in the NetworkManager applet crashing (repeatedly until reboot) rather than prompting for a new passphrase.
Revision history for this message
| Chris Burgan (cburgan) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in network-manager: | |
| importance: | Undecided → Medium |
| status: | Unconfirmed → Confirmed |
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| Alexander Sack (asac) wrote | #2 |
| Changed in network-manager: | |
| status: | Confirmed → Incomplete |
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| Jason Kraftcheck (kraftche) wrote Re: [Bug 93776] Re: incorrect password in keyring does not prompt user | #3 |
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| Leann Ogasawara (leannogasawara) wrote | #4 |
| Changed in network-manager: | |
| status: | Incomplete → Invalid |
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Thanks for your bug report,
I am having a bit of trouble reproducing this bug. Upon connecting to a WPA PERSONAL network and entering a bogue password mine just refuses to connect and eventually times out without saving a password to the keyring. Upon trying to reconnect I am again prompted for a password. Deleting the password from the NM-applet also did not cause a crash, I was just prompted to enter the password again and it resaved it.
Test case #3 I was able to confirm however, forcefully changing the password in the keyring and then attempting to connect to a network causes NM-applet to do nothing, it won't connect, won't say it's failing to connect... it just sits there waiting for another action. I would assume this effect could also be duplicated by changing a password in your router settings.
Can you please include what version of Ubuntu/Nm-applet you are using? If the two problems I can't reproduce still occur I would suggest filing them as seperate bugs. I will post name to match the one part I can confirm.
To reproduce:
1) Connect to wireless network using the proper key and save it to the keyring.
2) Enter the keyring in System > Administration > Keyring Manager and alter the key to be incorrect
3) Attempt to connect to the same network again
Expected Result:
Prompt for proper password or even a notice to change the password in the keyring.
Actual Result:
Nothing happens, no connection, no notice of a failure, program just idles in waiting for another command.
I will attempt to duplicate this by changing router passwords later this evening.