nm-applet limits minimum password length of WAP wireless to 8 caracters
Bug #218651 reported by
Alex Antão
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| network-manager-applet (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
I am using Ubuntu Gutsy 7.10, all updated.
We have at work a wireless AP wich secret has only 7 caracters.
When I try to connect to it, nm_applet asks for its password, but the button to connect is disabled. It is enabled only when the password entered has 8 digits.
So, I cannot connect to it.
The versions I Have:
ii network-manager 0.6.5-0ubuntu16
ii network-
Revision history for this message
| Alex Antão (alexcarlosantao) wrote | #1 |
Revision history for this message
| Colin Stark (cstark) wrote | #2 |
| Changed in network-manager-applet: | |
| status: | New → Invalid |
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WPA is limited by nature to 8 character passwords. This is not the right kind of encryption if the password is 7 characters.