NetMan storing passwords as clear text
Posted: 29 Jan 2017, 17:50
Hi.
Porteus 3.2.2 mate-32bits. When Editing and saving a wifi connection, network manager generates a configuration file for each access point you want/edit, in /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/
Checking one, found the password is stored as clear test. Is this the way it's supposed to be? Should it be saving the password in encrypted form?
In Wi-Fi security, show password is ticked off.
[wifi-security]
.....
psk=porteus322networktestkey
Thanks
frederick
Porteus 3.2.2 mate-32bits. When Editing and saving a wifi connection, network manager generates a configuration file for each access point you want/edit, in /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/
Checking one, found the password is stored as clear test. Is this the way it's supposed to be? Should it be saving the password in encrypted form?
In Wi-Fi security, show password is ticked off.
[wifi-security]
.....
psk=porteus322networktestkey
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[connection]
id=NetTest
uuid=58b0e427-0fb3-2749-eec7-ec5bd4784851
type=wifi
interface-name=eth1
permissions=
secondaries=
[wifi]
mac-address=AA:56:DF:34:1D:51
mac-address-blacklist=
mac-address-randomization=0
mode=infrastructure
seen-bssids=
ssid=NetTest
[wifi-security]
group=
key-mgmt=wpa-psk
pairwise=
proto=
psk=porteus322networktestkey
[ipv4]
dns-search=
method=auto
[ipv6]
addr-gen-mode=stable-privacy
dns-search=
ip6-privacy=0
method=auto
frederick