I am also having issues with this. In my use case, with NetworkManager-1.0.9.6.4-3.fc17 (64-bit), I have a VPN connection for a non-root user which is set to NOT connect automatically and NOT allowed on a system basis. If I do not enter a passphrase I cannot save the VPN configuration. If I do add a passphrase it is stored under /etc/ with only root permissions rw permissions as 'protection'. As far as I remember,I was not offered the option to store to keyring when I set it up - nor would I want it to.
There seems to be an implicit requirement in the design, or belief in the authors, that the password should be stored - I have no idea why this should be. There is further the belief that storing it as plain- text is as safe as it needs to be - perhaps if you're storing it in /etc or in the users keyring that's true, but there is life beyond them.. which is just as well given their limitations. It used to be possible to create configurations without passwords/passphrases, which lead to a prompt for credentials when making a connection using such a configuration - this seems eminently sensible, especially if the passphrase can be protected in memory or otherwise safe-guarded (as done elsewhere). That this ability it no longer there, it would seem to indicate that there was a conscious decision to remove it - if so, can I ask what the thinking was behind it ?... if not, why was it then removed ? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1060907 Title: NetworkManager stores wifi passwords in plain text To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/network-manager/+bug/1060907/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
