RE: Where does FC20 NM store wifi config files?

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> From: ed.greshko@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2014 05:41:11 +0800
> To: users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Where does FC20 NM store wifi config files?
>
> On 06/05/14 05:36, Ed Greshko wrote:
> > On 06/05/14 01:54, Luke Nath wrote:
> >> thanks for any tips or directory pathname where these config files are stored.
> > They are stored in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts
> >> Also, I read a web page:
> >> http://news.softpedia.com/news/All-Linux-Distributions-Store-Wi-Fi-Passwords-in-Plain-Text-If-You-Don-t-Use-Encryption-412387.shtml
> >>
> >> That the wifi passwords are not stored by NM in encrypted form.
> > I use KDE. So, my passwords for wifi are stored in encrypted format in the my "KDE wallet".
> >
>
> Oh, and I believe GNOME keeps the passwords in the "GNOME keyring".
>
> --

Thank you.
Is there a way for the user/owner to actually look at those keys without having
to bring up the network? If the keys in in the gnome keyring, I suppose it is in
some file in my home dir. How do I "view" (i.e. decrypt and view) the contents of that file?

Thanx a lot.
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