258569 - allows to set a specific master password, but doesn't accept it later

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 252436

(Core Graveyard :: Security: UI, defect)

Description

[Marco Berroth]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:1.8a4) Gecko/20040908
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:1.8a4) Gecko/20040908

The password Manager allows to set a specific master password, that isnt't
accepted later (when the user is asked for). For example when the user wants to
send a mail that is signed with a certificate he/she is aksed for the "master
password of the software security device".

In this special case the password manager allowed to set the master password to
"mx_ä@73#" (without the quotes). But later the password isn't accepted. Using a
less complex password doesn't show this behavior.

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. set master password to "mx_ä@73#"
2. close mozilla (so that you are asked for the password the next time...)
3. start the mozilla mail client
4. try to sign a new mail with a certificate and send it. You will be asked for
the "master password of the software security device".
5. the given password will not be accepted. 

Actual Results:  
The given password is not accepted. The line in the box where the password ist
to be typed in is empty again...

Expected Results:  
accept the password and send the mail. (Like with less complex passwords)

Comment 1

[Daniel Veditz [:dveditz]]

The master password is part of PSM (and the underlying NSS).

WAG says we're sending the password through some "string" interface that's
mangling non-Latin-1 or non-ascii characters. But in that case you'd expect
matching mangling on later password request dialogs so maybe it's not that simple.

Comment 2

[Nelson Bolyard (seldom reads bugmail)]

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 252436 ***