Bug 461586 - Uninformative notification when I try to set a weak password to wi-fi connection
Summary: Uninformative notification when I try to set a weak password to wi-fi connection
Status: CONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: systemsettings
Classification: Applications
Component: kcm_networkmanagement (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: master
Platform: Neon Linux
: NOR minor
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Jan Grulich
URL:
Keywords: usability
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2022-11-08 11:25 UTC by Patrick Silva
Modified: 2025-04-06 16:43 UTC (History)
5 users (show)

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2022-11-08 11:25 UTC, Patrick Silva 		Details
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Description Patrick Silva 2022-11-08 11:25:36 UTC 
Created attachment 153582 [details]
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STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. open 'Connections' KCM
2. select a Wi-Fi network and click on 'Wi-Fi security' tab
3. open 'Security' combobox and choose 'WPA/WPA2 Personal'
4. type a weak password like '12345' and click on 'Apply' button

OBSERVED RESULT
Uninformative notification seen in the attached screenshot

EXPECTED RESULT
keep 'Apply' button greyed out until the user types a valid password 

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: KDE neon Unstable Edition
KDE Plasma Version: 5.26.80
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.100.0
Qt Version: 5.15.7
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Comment 1 Nicolas Fella 2022-11-08 15:51:42 UTC 
It's not so much the weakness as it is that the minimum password length for WPA2 networks is 8 characters
Comment 2 Patrick Silva 2023-11-17 02:08:04 UTC 
It's still reproducible.

Operating System: KDE neon Unstable Edition
KDE Plasma Version: 5.81.0
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.245.0
Qt Version: 6.6.0
Graphics Platform: X11