Wireshark-bugs: [Wireshark-bugs] [Bug 8446] Wifi details are not stored in the Decryption Key Ma

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Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2013 13:43:01 +0000

Comment # 10 on bug 8446 from 
(In reply to comment #9)
> (In reply to comment #6)
> The short answer is that the writability of the
> UAT isn't tied into the
> Decryption Key dialog.
> This may be messy to fix
> as we essentially have a dissector and an
> "independent widget" sharing
> parts of a UAT tied to that dissector.

> May remove the specific "Decryption
> Key Dialog" ? and replace by open IEEE802.11 preferences ?

The problem is that the "Decryption Key Dialog" has 2 sets of keys.  "AirPcap"
keys and "Wireshark" keys.  The "Wireshark" keys are just a duplication of the
IEEE802.11 preferences (noted by "Wireshark" in the Select Decryption mode),
but the "AirPcap" keys (noted by "None" in the Select Decryption mode) are for
a AirPcap adapter.
The "Decryption Key Dialog" tries to merge/manage its keys from the registry
and the preferences, and that mechanism is broken.  
I would almost prefer the "Decryption Key Dialog" to be strictly for the
AirPcap adapter and require users to always go to the IEEE802.11 preferences
for wireless keys, and not have a "half shortcut".

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