Please, this is a real security issue, I just typed my password in the
clear. I would go so far as to say that this is worse than the potential
username guessing Stephen describes. If the attacker has physical access
to the machine all security is usually lost anyway.
However, there is no need to
I guess his suggestion is that once the username is entered that ubuntu
checks to see if that username exists, then allows them to re-enter the
password until the get it correct...
but this could be a security issue, someone could not know a username on
a ubuntu computer and guess away, withe the
Thank you for your bug report. That's not a bug, the mistake could be in
the username you entered
** This bug is no longer flagged as a security issue
** Changed in: gdm (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided = Wishlist
Assignee: (unassigned) = Ubuntu Desktop Bugs (desktop-bugs)
Status:
** Changed in: gdm (Ubuntu)
Sourcepackagename: None = gdm
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Don't switch back to user name field if password is entered incorrectly
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/194905
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