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Bug 147336 - "naive" comportement
"naive" comportement
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 118372
Product: metacity
Classification: Other
Component: general
unspecified
Other Linux
: Normal normal
: ---
Assigned To: Metacity maintainers list
Metacity maintainers list
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2004-07-11 10:48 UTC by Samuel Mouniée
Modified: 2004-12-22 21:47 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: Unversioned Enhancement


Description Samuel Mouniée 2004-07-11 10:48:14 UTC 
type a secure password during the launching of an application ( like OOo ) or
when a IM window is opening suddently.

an example ... I'm logging root with a gnome-terminal and some one contact me
with  an IM . when I will press "enter" the person will at least the end of my
password, and sometime the full password.

for me, it's a major security hole. if some one can open a window in your
session, a "naughty boy" can make an attack to get informations with this.

Is it possible to block the auto focus for a windows, when a guy are working ?
or working in a specific window ?
Comment 1 Olav Vitters 2004-07-11 11:17:08 UTC 
This was requested in bug 118372, although that bug is not specific for password
dialogs.

Bug 118372 comment 84 says:
"Committed the Metacity patch to CVS...  Here come all the complaints that new
windows start unfocused and behind the focused window (due to gnome-desktop bug
136278 and nautilus bug 144987)..."

So it will hopefully be in gnome 2.8.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 118372 ***
Comment 2 Elijah Newren 2004-07-11 23:27:24 UTC 
Actually, this specific case was the major reason I worked on that patch and the
reason that I added the security keyword to bug 118372.   :-)