create-key without a passphrase is not possible using multipass
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Current evaluation
2018 report that snapcraft create-key cannot be run without a passphrase in a multipass VM: pressing return loops back to the confirm-password prompt. Open ~7.3 years with zero comments, no labels, and no maintainer interaction.
Suggested action: close stale
Reason: The issue is 2679 days old with zero comments, no labels, and no maintainer engagement, and the pastebin evidence link is dead. The affected snapcraft 2.x-era key-creation prompt code has been extensively rewritten since 2018 and that version is no longer supported, so the issue is no longer actionable as filed; if the behavior persists in a current release it should be re-reported with fresh reproduction steps. Confidence is moderate because I could not inspect the current code (no pinned SHA available) to confirm the prompt loop still exists.
Issue body
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen/qwen3.8-27b |
Impact:
20
Quick Win:
15.0
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
25
Confidence:
55
Support Request:
10
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close stale | 2018 report that snapcraft create-key cannot be run without a passphrase in a multipass VM: pressing return loops back to the confirm-password prompt. Open ~7.3 years with zero comments, no labels, and no maintainer interaction. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
20
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
60
|
needs triage | User reports inability to create a multipass key without a passphrase, as pressing return loops back to confirm password. No maintainer interaction or labels present. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
98
Complexity:
15
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
30
|
close stale | CLI passphrase input loop when creating a key without a passphrase using multipass. No activity or maintainer response in over seven years. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
100
Complexity:
10
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
20
|
close stale | Report that pressing Enter during passphrase creation loops instead of accepting an empty passphrase. Issue has been inactive for over 7 years with no maintainer response or labels. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
15
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
20
|
close stale | Report of a CLI prompt looping when submitting an empty passphrase during key creation with multipass. No activity or maintainer response in over 7 years. |
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Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1871660 create-key with no passphrase with pop-up loop | snapcraft (launchpad) | open | snapcraft create-key cannot be run without a passphrase on a headless VM (Ubuntu 18.04 EC2); pressing enter at the passphrase prompts triggers a looping pop-up. Open ~6.4 years with zero comments, no labels, and no maintainer interaction. |