Bug 2218942 - "gnome-control-center wifi" will not accept a short password
Summary: "gnome-control-center wifi" will not accept a short password
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Status: CLOSED EOL
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: gnome-control-center
Version: 38
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Linux
unspecified
medium
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Assignee: GNOME SIG Unassigned
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2023-06-30 16:37 UTC by Chris Burghart
Modified: 2024-05-28 13:17 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Last Closed: 2024-05-28 13:17:42 UTC
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Description Chris Burghart 2023-06-30 16:37:33 UTC
I cannot connect to a public wifi network with a 7-character password because the Gnome network connection GUI (gnome-control-center wifi) will not enable the "Connect" button unless I enter a password that is at least 8 characters long.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Execute "gnome-control-center wifi"
2. Select a wifi network
3. In the "Authentication required" dialog, enter any password from 1 to 7 characters long
Actual Results:  
The "Connect" button on the dialog is never enabled

Expected Results:  
The "Connect" button should be enabled as soon as *any* character is typed in the password line

I believe that the local system's criteria for a valid password (i.e., local PAM rules) are being enforced, even though the local system's rules have no bearing on what the external wifi connection may or may not accept.

Comment 1 Aoife Moloney 2024-05-28 13:17:42 UTC
Fedora Linux 38 entered end-of-life (EOL) status on 2024-05-21.

Fedora Linux 38 is no longer maintained, which means that it
will not receive any further security or bug fix updates. As a result we
are closing this bug.

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