[Bug 1347907] Re: create a delay for password failure attempts

2014-07-30 Thread Michael Terry
Per design: https://docs.google.com/a/canonical.com/document/d/1VajNkWbBH61iVixXJAmOvNGiG__GWQTMXGNOZijXWJw/edit#heading=h.6zhf6wqejmh6 (search for "passcode incorrect") They want us to factory-reset the phone after 10 failed entries. While this isn't a delay, it solves the same security problem

[Bug 1347907] Re: create a delay for password failure attempts

2014-07-29 Thread kevin gunn
** Tags added: rtm14 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1347907 Title: create a delay for password failure attempts To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.n

[Bug 1347907] Re: create a delay for password failure attempts

2014-07-24 Thread Michael Terry
I've added an ubuntu-ux task, because I'd like guidance for how this is presented to the user. My thinking from a technical POV is that we can use a PAM module (pam_tally2) to record failed logins. The timing is configurable with it, but the default behavior is to just silently fail. That is, on

[Bug 1347907] Re: create a delay for password failure attempts

2014-07-24 Thread Michael Terry
Oh and one security facet of pam_tally2 is that because we're not using the split greeter, we'd have to store the tally record in the user's home directory. I don't think this is a security risk, since if you have access to the home directory, you don't need to bother with being locked out. And t

[Bug 1347907] Re: create a delay for password failure attempts

2014-07-24 Thread Michael Terry
** Also affects: ubuntu-ux Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1347907 Title: create a delay for password failure attempts To manage notificati

[Bug 1347907] Re: create a delay for password failure attempts

2014-07-24 Thread Michael Terry
** Also affects: unity8 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1347907 Title: create a delay for password failure attempts To manage noti