I checked and this is no longer the case in Ubuntu 12.04.
If this happens to you in Ubuntu 12.04, please set status back to New
and provide more details.
** Changed in: network-manager (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Fix Released
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/558374
Title:
Network manager requires password for creating unprotected ad-hoc
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