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Bug 683886 - Race condition where password is displayed as plain text
Race condition where password is displayed as plain text
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 681576
Product: gnome-screensaver
Classification: Deprecated
Component: dialog
3.5.x
Other Linux
: Normal critical
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Assigned To: gnome-screensaver maintainers
gnome-screensaver maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2012-09-12 19:13 UTC by Luke Macken
Modified: 2012-09-12 19:47 UTC
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Description Luke Macken 2012-09-12 19:13:03 UTC
Description of problem:

When I hit Esc to trigger the screensaver password prompt and start typing my password, if the window sliding animation has not finished, my password is displayed in plain text. There is then a slight lag after the animation, and then the password input field is reset and the characters become hidden. 

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
gnome-screensaver-3.5.5-1.fc18.x86_64

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Hit Esc on a locked screen to open the password input field
2. Start typing right away, before the animation has completed
3. Watch as your password is displayed in the clear, and then reset after the sliding effect is finished
Comment 1 Ray Strode [halfline] 2012-09-12 19:47:43 UTC
Thanks for the bug report. This particular bug has already been reported into our bug tracking system, but please feel free to report any further bugs you find.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 681576 ***