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. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to network-manager in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1270791 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) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+bug/1270791/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
