I can confirm this too. My private key starts like this: -----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY----- Proc-Type: 4,ENCRYPTED DEK-Info: DES-EDE3-CBC,509FB430BEB25072
And I can add my pass phrase to network manager and it will apply without issues. However, if i restart my machine, it will during the lightdm login complain about that the key is unsafe and unencrypted. When i log in the pass phrase is gone and i have to fill it in again. Description: Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS Linux hostname 3.16.0-50-generic network-manager 0.9.8.8-0ubuntu amd64 network-manager-gnome 0.9.8.8-0ubuntu amd64 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1339607 Title: "Unencrypted private keys are insecure" message is vague and unhelpful To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager-applet/+bug/1339607/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs