** Changed in: lightdm Status: New => Triaged ** Changed in: lightdm Importance: Undecided => Wishlist
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gdm in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/237721 Title: Secure attention key Status in GDM: The Gnome Display Manager: New Status in KDE Base Components: Confirmed Status in Light Display Manager: Triaged Status in “gdm” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in “kdebase-workspace” package in Ubuntu: Won't Fix Status in “lightdm” package in Ubuntu: New Status in “ubuntu-meta” package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in “xdm” package in Ubuntu: Won't Fix Bug description: Binary package hint: gdm In many environments computers are left unattended (e.g. schools, libraries, etc) and people can launch applications which mimic the look-and-feel of the login application (GDM) in order to get the users username and password. This is called login spoofing. * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Login_spoofing Login spoofing can be prevented by using a secure attention key which is a key combination pressed before the user login to launch the password request dialog. This key can only be seen by the kernel, and not sniffed by any application. * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_attention_key To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gdm/+bug/237721/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp