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Describe the bug
If my password is password, password123 will let me in
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To Reproduce
Try to log in with the right password with extra characters
Expected behavior
Consider it a wrong password
Client (please complete the following information):
OS: Latest Arch linux
Browser: Any
Browser version: Tested on latest firefox, safari, chromium, chrome
Server (please complete the following information):
noVNC version: [e.g. 1.0.0 or git commit id]
VNC server: TigerVNC
WebSocket proxy: websockify + nginx
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ThomasBaruzier
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Invalide password starting with real password is considered valid
Invalid password starting with real password is considered valid
Feb 18, 2023
This is because the default "VNC authentication" security type only uses the first eight characters of the password. You should use other security types if you need a longer password.
Indeed. However, we could probably be better about warning users that aren't that familiar with VNC.
CendioOssman
changed the title
Invalid password starting with real password is considered valid
noVNC doesn't warn about password length limit
Feb 20, 2023
Describe the bug
If my password is password, password123 will let me in
...
To Reproduce
Try to log in with the right password with extra characters
Expected behavior
Consider it a wrong password
Client (please complete the following information):
Server (please complete the following information):
The text was updated successfully, but these errors were encountered: