The API and Ingress IP input fields in the Assisted Installer OVE UI lack a character length restriction (maxlength). Currently, these fields allow users to paste or type arbitrarily long alphanumeric strings, such as full SSH public keys. While the UI eventually displays a "Not a valid IP address" error, it does so only after the entire long string has been accepted into the field.

    4.22

    Always

1. Launch the Disconnected Assisted Installer OVE UI.
2. Navigate to the network configuration section.
3. Copy a standard SSH public key (typically 300+ characters).
4. Paste this key into the API IP or Ingress IP input fields.

    Accepts complete public SSH key and then shows error message "Not a valid IP address"

    The input field should validate and truncate entered values to a maximum of 45 characters (to accommodate the longest possible valid IPv6-mapped IPv4 representation). Any value exceeding this length, such as a long SSH public key, should be truncated or immediately flagged, and an error message "Not a valid IP address" should be displayed.

Maximum Character Lengths

IPv4 Address: 15 characters.Example: 255.255.255.255 (12 digits + 3 dots).

IPv6 Address (Standard): 39 characters.
Example: ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff (32 hex digits + 7 colons).

IPv6 Address (IPv4-Mapped): 45 characters.This is a special format used to represent IPv4 addresses within IPv6.
Example: 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:ffff:192.168.100.228 (29 IPv6 chars + 1 colon + 15 IPv4 chars).