PEAP and 802.1x passwords saved plaintext in gconf

[Morten]

Binary package hint: network-manager

Hi,

I use many different wireless networks at work, at home and elsewhere.
On most networks, passwords are saved in the gnome keyring without trouble.
This is not the case on two networks, one which uses PEAP, and one which uses .1x.
On both networks i only enter "Identity" and "Passwords, no certificates etc.

On both mentioned networks i can connect normally, but my identity and passwd
is saved to ~/.gconf/system/networking/wireless/<network name>/%gconf.xml.
They are also visible from gconf-editor, in the same path as under .gconf/.

I am using version 0.6.4-6ubuntu-7 of NM and libpam-keyring 0.0.8-5 under
Ubuntu 7.04. Attached are the gconf files for the networks, stripped of PWs :-)
My hardware is a Dell laptop with an ipw3945 network card.

[Morten (morethan)]

Hello again,

I found the following in ~/.xsession-errors:
** (nm-applet:6181): WARNING **: <WARNING> nmi_save_network_info (): Error saving secret for wireless network 'eduroam' in keyring: 5

I have no idea as to what kind of error this is, but even
though nm-applet is unable to save the key in the ring,
saving the password in gconf is not desirable behavior..

[Bhavani Shankar (bhavi)]

Yes the same thing here..