#948 HIGH Trial-3: NM: key only allows hex entry

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#948: NM: key only allows hex entry
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  Reporter:  bert    |       Owner:  tomeu           
      Type:  defect  |      Status:  new             
  Priority:  high    |   Milestone:  Trial-3         
 Component:  sugar   |     Version:                  
Resolution:          |    Keywords:  review?, relnote
  Verified:  0       |  
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Comment(by dcbw):

 Prefixes need to be used to distinguish the different types.  Or a combo
 box.  There are 4 types of WEP key entry:

 1) ASCII key (no hash, direct conversion to hex key)
 2) MD5 passphrase (most common)
 3) Apple Airport "password" (hash algorithm unknown)
 4) plain hex WEP key

 Unfortunately, there is no way to differentiate between (1) and (2)
 without using a prefix.  It's perfectly valid to have a 5 or 13 character
 md5-based passphrase.  Since ASCII passphrases are the least common, since
 they are rather old, md5 needs to be the default.  Remember, you should
 only have to enter the passphrase/key once.

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Ticket URL: <https://dev.laptop.org/ticket/948#comment:10>
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