os configure wraps psk value for wifi system-connection with quotes

[kb2ma]

Expected Behavior

For the os configure command, a generated WiFi based system connection file must never wrap the value for psk within quotation marks.

Actual Behavior

If a config.json is passed containing a wifiKey like below

  "wifiKey": "1i;FG]w{2=luuSB+eMI4dm=eK134q7C7P@d6sa4W^6vaMdf}V6C>hK8xC#hS"

the generated system-connection file includes a psk value wrapped in quotes like below. I do not know which character or characters in this string triggers the command to enclose the psk value in quotes.

[wifi-security]
auth-alg=open
key-mgmt=wpa-psk
psk="1i;FG]w{2=luuSB+eMI4dm=eK134q7C7P@d6sa4W^6vaMdf}V6C>hK8xC#hS"

A short review of the source code indicates the problem likely is in the reconfix module.

Temporary workaround

Enter the wifiKey value as a 64-byte hex string. See this calculator from Wireshark.

Specifications

• balena CLI version: 18.0.0
• Operating system version: Ubuntu 22.04