Description of problem: /etc/wvdial.conf is configured by the redhat network configuration tool when a ppp connection is defined. wvdial.conf contains remote user id and password for the dial-up account. wvdial.conf is also visible with these permissions: -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 248 Apr 14 16:59 /etc/wvdial.conf Since it also contains the phone number for the remote system this seems like a large potential security risk. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: Steps to Reproduce: 1. configure remote dial-up connection 2. more /etc/wvdial.conf to view password 3. ls -l /etc/wvdial.conf to view permissions Actual results: Expected results: passwords and possibly user id information to be encrypted. Additional info:
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 106738 ***
Changed to 'CLOSED' state since 'RESOLVED' has been deprecated.