Bug 151437

Summary:	make hex the default key type for WEP
Product:	Network Management	Reporter:	Till Fischer <till.fischer>
Component:	Control Module	Assignee:	Will Stephenson <wstephenson>
Status:	RESOLVED INTENTIONAL
Severity:	wishlist
Priority:	NOR
Version:	0.7
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Ubuntu
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:

Description Till Fischer 2007-10-27 19:26:34 UTC

Version:           0.2 (using KDE KDE 3.5.8)
Installed from:    Ubuntu Packages
OS:                Linux

The diffent types of wep-encryption might confuse uncertain users. The unusual encryption-method "WEP-Passphrase" should not be the default choice.

The "WEP40/104-Bit-Hex" and "WEP40/104-Bit-ASCII" could be merged to a new default entry called "WEP Key (40/104-Bit)" or so (whether the user means Hex or ASCII should be recongnised automatically).

Comment 1 Will Stephenson 2008-06-15 11:30:06 UTC

Unfortunately a 10/26 character string can be both valid hex and ascii so the merge is not possible.  I've included your passphrase feedback into our kde 4 planning doc on techbase: http://techbase.kde.org/Projects/Network_Management

Comment 2 Will Stephenson 2009-07-28 11:00:41 UTC

The new design has been implemented, with separate input fields as discussed above.