Bug 185569 - Password is revealed in clear-text
Summary: Password is revealed in clear-text
Status: RESOLVED UNMAINTAINED
Alias: None
Product: systemsettings
Classification: Applications
Component: general (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Platform: Mandriva RPMs Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: System Settings Bugs
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Reported: 2009-02-25 20:57 UTC by Bjørn Tore Lønstad
Modified: 2009-05-26 08:47 UTC (History)
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Description Bjørn Tore Lønstad 2009-02-25 20:57:58 UTC 
Version:            (using KDE 3.5.10)
OS:                Linux
Installed from:    Mandriva RPMs

After having installed a printer via samba the password is revealed in clear-text within the KDE Control Center (kcontrol). Control Center -> Peripherals -> Printers -> Select the printer connected via samba. In the Information tab, at "Device:" the password is revealed in this manner: "smb://username:password@/winprint/printer1".

In mcc, under properties for the same printer the field labeled "Device URI" says "smb//...winprint/printer1" and there is a "Change..."-button which can be used to change the user and password (hidden).

The bug is also seen in RHEL5 (KDE 3.5.4).

The problem is also mentioned in a bug from 2007:
https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=141456
Comment 1 Ben Cooksley 2009-05-26 08:47:26 UTC 
Sorry, but the module in question no longer exists in KDE 4. It was replaced by a new printer applet.