cfi-gb
commented
5 years ago If not, I would suggest to at least include a more descriptive error message ( e.g. "Username cannot contain whitespace" or "Unsupported character used in field username").
Seems this is now done via https://github.com/greenbone/gvmd/pull/59 from April 2018 and will be shipped with the next openvas-manager 7.0 release.
Also quoting @bjoernricks from https://github.com/greenbone/gvmd/issues/312#issuecomment-451094960:
That's not an easy task as it sounds first. Due to local policies and different operating systems some usernames might be valid on one system but not on the other. There is no username rule that fits for all systems.
We are aware of these problems and are thinking about something like "test these credentials to login into this system" functionality. But this is in an early stage and will take some time.
bjoernricks
Expected behavior
Successfully create a new credential with a space in the username.
Current behavior
(Status code: 400) Operation 'Create Credential' failed Given login was invalid
Steps to reproduce
GVM versions
gsa: (gsad --version)
7.0.3
gvm: (gvmd --version)
/
openvas-scanner: (openvassd --version)
5.1.3
gvm-libs:
openvas-smb:
Environment
Operating system:
Greenbone Security Manager Community Edition
Installation method / source: (packages, source installation)
ISO from site
Logfiles
This issue was originaly opened under openvas-scanner.
While it is strongly discouraged because it may other systems, Windows (and perhaps other OSes) allow users to create accounts with a space in the username.
It'd be nice if the tool allows you to create such credential to be used by the scanner. If not, I would suggest to at least include a more descriptive error message ( e.g. "Username cannot contain whitespace" or "Unsupported character used in field username").