[feisty] network-manager-openvpn doesn't work when using x509 and private key file has password
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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NetworkManager-OpenVPN |
Fix Released
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Wishlist
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network-manager-openvpn (Debian) |
Incomplete
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
network-manager-openvpn (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Low
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: network-
network-
it should ask for the password when it's loading the files just like when OpenVPN is started by the init.d script.
== syslog ==
Aug 12 15:36:44 ideafix NetworkManager: <information>^IWill activate VPN connection 'Job3', service 'org.freedeskto
Aug 12 15:36:44 ideafix NetworkManager: <information>^IVPN Activation (Job3) Stage 1 of 4 (Connection Prepare) scheduled...
Aug 12 15:36:44 ideafix NetworkManager: <information>^IVPN Activation (Job3) Stage 1 of 4 (Connection Prepare) ran VPN service daemon org.freedesktop
Aug 12 15:36:44 ideafix NetworkManager: <information>^IVPN Activation (Job3) Stage 1 of 4 (Connection Prepare) complete.
Aug 12 15:36:44 ideafix NetworkManager: <information>^IVPN Activation (Job3) Stage 2 of 4 (Connection Prepare Wait) scheduled...
Aug 12 15:36:44 ideafix NetworkManager: <information>^IVPN service 'org.freedeskto
Aug 12 15:36:44 ideafix NetworkManager: <information>^IVPN Activation (Job3) Stage 2 of 4 (Connection Prepare Wait) waiting...
Aug 12 15:36:45 ideafix NetworkManager: <information>^IVPN Activation (Job3) Stage 2 of 4 (Connection Prepare Wait) complete.
Aug 12 15:36:45 ideafix NetworkManager: <information>^IVPN Activation (Job3) Stage 3 of 4 (Connect) scheduled...
Aug 12 15:36:45 ideafix NetworkManager: <information>^IVPN Activation (Job3) Stage 3 of 4 (Connect) sending connect request.
Aug 12 15:36:45 ideafix NetworkManager: <information>^IVPN Activation (Job3) Stage 3 of 4 (Connect) request sent, waiting for reply...
Aug 12 15:36:45 ideafix NetworkManager: <information>^IVPN service 'org.freedeskto
Aug 12 15:36:45 ideafix nm-openvpn[22678]: OpenVPN 2.0.9 i486-pc-linux-gnu [SSL] [LZO] [EPOLL] built on Mar 2 2007
Aug 12 15:36:45 ideafix NetworkManager: <information>^IVPN Activation (Job3) Stage 3 of 4 (Connect) reply received.
Aug 12 15:36:45 ideafix NetworkManager: <information>^IVPN Activation (Job3) Stage 4 of 4 (IP Config Get) timeout scheduled...
Aug 12 15:36:45 ideafix NetworkManager: <information>^IVPN Activation (Job3) Stage 3 of 4 (Connect) complete, waiting for IP configuration...
Aug 12 15:36:45 ideafix nm-openvpn[22678]: Cannot load private key file /etc/openvpn/
Aug 12 15:36:45 ideafix nm-openvpn[22678]: Error: private key password verification failed
Aug 12 15:36:45 ideafix nm-openvpn[22678]: Exiting
Aug 12 15:36:45 ideafix NetworkManager: <WARNING>^I nm_vpn_
Aug 12 15:36:45 ideafix NetworkManager: <information>^IVPN service 'org.freedeskto
Aug 12 15:36:45 ideafix NetworkManager: <WARNING>^I nm_vpn_
Changed in network-manager-openvpn: | |
status: | Unknown → Fix Released |
Changed in network-manager-openvpn: | |
importance: | Unknown → Wishlist |
It should be possible to remove the passphrase with a simple `openssl (rsa|dsa) -in private.key -out privatekey- without- passphrase. key' with RSA or DSA depending on the type of the private key used.
I agree with you, that there should be a prompt instead, though.