We need this add username and password feature included in GNOME Control Center, and we absolutely need it hides our password when type it. Why? Because we have 2 type of connection: with proxy and without.
We want to easily pass apt-get through proxy authentication, without editing /etc/apt/apt.conf like in this: http://malsasa.wordpress.com/2012/11/26/bagaimana-mengatur-apt-get-di- belakang-proxy-server/. When we set username and password in apt-conf, in proxy connection, we can get apt-get works. But when we go to nonproxy connection, we use GNOME Control Center to set proxy = none. Indeed, we can go online without proxy. But if we do this, we miss all apt.conf password setting. And we should do apt.conf setting for too many times. So, easily enter username and password (must be hidden when type) included in GNOME Control Center, is very important feature. Synaptic Preferences for proxy authentication is a perfect example. We need such feature to be included in GNOME Control Center. If GNOME Control Center hasn't hiding password feature, of generally we must edit apt.conf (or such) text file to enable proxy, it is dangerous I think in Ubuntu user's security. Someone can steal our proxy password. It is very easy to open apt.conf file. Whereas, e.g. the password is our campus absolute access key. I think such this password management must be exist in GNOME Control Center soon. Thank you so much, GNOME Control Center developer and maintainer :) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/94056 Title: configure automatic proxy with identification Status in GNOME Control Center: Confirmed Status in “gnome-control-center” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: Using Feisty (Linux 2.6.20-12-generic #2 SMP Sun Mar 18 03:07:14 UTC 2007 i686 GNU/Linux) on my company laptop. I am working in one of our offices behind a proxy needing authentication (username, password). With System -> Preferences -> Network Proxy I configured "Automatic proxy configuration", but I can not enter a username and password, nor does any of the applications prompt me for these authentication details - except for Firefox. ... with this I can not use Gaim, Skype, Synaptic, etc. while I am at the office. Nor does Evolution download pictures contained in emails coming from outside our intranet. Other than that: Network support in Feisty is just great! I benefit from the roaming features a lot as I am working in different locations all the time. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-control-center/+bug/94056/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
