Public bug reported:
Steps to reproduce:
1. Create a Wi-Fi Hotspot via gnome-control-center (Settings -> Wi-Fi -> Turn
On Wi-Fi Hotspot).
2. Enforce WPA2 security via terminal:
nmcli connection modify Hotspot wifi-sec.proto rsn
nmcli connection modify Hotspot wifi-sec.pairwise ccmp
nmcli connection modify Hotspot wifi-sec.group ccmp
3. Bring the connection up.
4. Open gnome-control-center again.
Expected result:
The UI should accurately display "WPA2" based on the actual NetworkManager RSN
configuration.
Actual result:
The "Security Type" label simply displays "WPA".
Additional info:
Verifying the beacon frames with an external Wi-Fi Analyzer tool confirms the
network is correctly broadcasting as WPA2 (CCMP) only. The issue lies purely in
the gnome-control-center UI, which seems to blindly hardcode the "WPA" string
whenever the key-mgmt is set to wpa-psk, completely ignoring underlying
NetworkManager RSN/CCMP parameters. This misleads administrators into thinking
the network is using deprecated protocols.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 24.04
Package: gnome-control-center 1:46.7-0ubuntu0.24.04.4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.17.0-35.35~24.04.1-generic 6.17.13
Uname: Linux 6.17.0-35-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.28.1-0ubuntu3.8
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Mon Jun 8 13:35:37 2026
ProcEnviron:
LANG=pl_PL.UTF-8
PATH=(custom, no user)
SHELL=/bin/bash
TERM=xterm-256color
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
SourcePackage: gnome-control-center
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
** Affects: gnome-control-center (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug noble wayland-session
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Title:
Wi-Fi Hotspot UI incorrectly hardcodes "WPA" label for WPA2 (RSN/CCMP)
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