knetworkmanager does not save password for WPA enterprise

[smidl]

Binary package hint: knetworkmanager

Typically, knetworkmanager uses kwallet to store passwords. It works very well for WEP keys but it doesn't for WAP Enterprise.

When I connect to WAP Enterprise, knm remembers the network (in Options>Show Networks) but it does not create an entry in kwallet (Kwalletmanager does not show it in knetworkmanager branch).
So, when knm attempts to connect to the network next time, it goes to infinite loop (or Very long timeout?).

Workaround:
1) Delete the saved network in Options>Show Networks
2) Switch to offline
3) Switch to online
4) connect to the same network
this time the dialog for entering the password pups-up.

[Anthony Mercatante (tonio)]

That's a well known issue between kwallet and kdeinit.
It is fixed in feisty, since kwallet now writes all entries immediatly instead of on logout.

[smidl (vasek-smidl)]

I am running the latest update (1 hour ago) from Feisty repositories
and the problem remains. I guess it has different cause.

WEP keys do appear in kwalletmanager immediatelly after log in to the network.
However, WAP Enterprise never appears in kwalletmanager.

Is there any log I should provide?

On 3/7/07, Anthony Mercatante <email address hidden> wrote:
> That's a well known issue between kwallet and kdeinit.
> It is fixed in feisty, since kwallet now writes all entries immediatly instead of on logout.
>
> ** Changed in: knetworkmanager (Ubuntu)
> Status: Unconfirmed => Fix Released
>
> --
> knetworkmanager does not save password for WPA enterprise
> https://launchpad.net/bugs/90138
>

[dystopianray (dystopianray)]

I have the same problem on edgy and fiesty with latest knetworkmanager updates.

WPA Enterprise passwords are never stored in kwallet but it saves all the other network settings in knetworkmanagerrc. When knetworkmanager automatically tries to connect to the network again it always fails because it is supplying all details except the password to wpa_supplicant. It should store the password in kwallet and retrieve it from there or at least prompt the user to supply the needed password.

The passwords for WPA-PSK and WEP networks are stored in kwallet without issue, it is only WPA Enterprise that I have encountered where the passwords are not stored.

I must manually remove the WPA Enterprise network config from knetworkmanagerrc and re-enter the network details each time I want to connect to an enterprise network, it is very inconvenient.

[dystopianray (dystopianray)]

This bug is not fixed and is still an issue in the latest packages on edgy and feisty.

[dystopianray (dystopianray)]

I have created a patch based on the latest knetworkmanager in feisty which should save and restore the WPA-EAP password correctly. I would appreciate it if somebody could take a look at it and try it out. Hopefully this can be fixed before feisty is released.

I have attached the patch to this comment.

[Anthony Mercatante (tonio)]

I uploaded a new package with that fix in it.
I can't test myself, so thanks for feedback quick so that I can drop the patch in case it doesn't work.
Reports against that patch at suse BTS seems to show it is better, doesn't break anything, but doesn't work on restaure.
Waiting for your feedback guys !

[dystopianray (dystopianray)]

I tested the package with the fix and can confirm that it isn't working properly.

The password is saved into kwallet correctly when you initially connect to the network. However, on subsequent attempts to connect it is not retrieving the password from kwallet.

[smidl (vasek-smidl)]

Same behaviour here. Password is written into kwallet but it is not
retrieved correctly.

On 4/4/07, dystopianray <email address hidden> wrote:
> I tested the package with the fix and can confirm that it isn't working
> properly.
>
> The password is saved into kwallet correctly when you initially connect
> to the network. However, on subsequent attempts to connect it is not
> retrieving the password from kwallet.
>
> --
> knetworkmanager does not save password for WPA enterprise
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/90138
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>

[dystopianray (dystopianray)]

Attached is a modified patch from the Novell Bugzilla which may fix the issue of knetworkmanager not restoring the password from the kwallet. I can test this if a build is provided.

[dystopianray (dystopianray)]

My apologies, the patch was just modified further on the Novell Bugzilla and this third patch seems to be a better fix for this issue and also fixes Novell Bug #253414

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=253414

[Luka Renko (lure)]

Debdiff with latest patch from OpenSUSE that should fix this finally.

[Anthony Mercatante (tonio)]

Uploaded, thanks Luka

[smidl (vasek-smidl)]

The new package works all right for me.
Many thanks gentlemen.
Vasek

[Charlie Figura (cfigura)]

I've been having this problem under feisty with the knetworkmanager 0.2 with KDE 3.5.8.
Can this patch be applied to the 0.2 version? I'm finding it hard to believe that this hasn't been fixed in the binary packages yet!

[Charlie Figura (cfigura)]

Whups! I'm running gutsy, not feisty.

[Charlie Figura (cfigura)]

Cancel this. The problem is different - knetwork manager thinks that the LEAP network I'm trying to connect to is WEP.