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[Bug 1270791] Re: Enterprise wifi password is unnecessarily asked on boot

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From: Neil Broadley <scaine@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2014 14:29:16 -0000
Reply-to: Bug 1270791 <1270791@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Can confirm that #7 works on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 64-bit which is also
affected by this bug.

However, obviously this is pretty weak, since in many cases, the PEAP
password is your AD/LDAP credential, so when you store it in the
/etc/NetworkManager/system-connections file that represents your SSID,
you're giving your password to anyone with root access on the laptop.

Full disk encryption helps with general security outwith the home folder
here, but it doesn't stop anyone with root displaying that file and
learning your password.

I'd also note that I need to have connected to my SSID before entering
my lightDM password because otherwise pam_mount will fail to map any of
my drives (and will fail silently thereafter too) if I don't.

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Title:
  Enterprise wifi password is unnecessarily asked on boot

Status in network-manager package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in unity-greeter package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Lightdm does not store my wifi password, for classic wifi is ok it stores every password, but for eap/peap wifi configuration it  doesn't store any password and it asks me every time wifi password before login.
  Bug recognized in ubuntu 13.04 and 13.10 and probably in ubuntu 14.04 (testing).

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
  Package: lightdm 1.8.4-0ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-15.23-generic 3.11.10
  Uname: Linux 3.11.0-15-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: wl
  ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.2
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Mon Jan 20 11:52:45 2014
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-12-28 (22 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 (20131016.1)
  LightdmConfig:
   [SeatDefaults]
   greeter-session=unity-greeter
   user-session=ubuntu
  MarkForUpload: True
  SourcePackage: lightdm
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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