Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: gdm
On various occasions one get's to see the login/password promt screen.
The problem is, that sometimes it's the passord only (unlock
screen/computer) and sometimes it's username/password.
Due to lack of attention/stress it happened numerous times to me that -
due to the identical appearance of the login and the password entry
screen - I started typing in the password into the username field ...
and only stopped 2/3 through the password, which of course was visible,
since it was entered into the login screen. My fully automatic
subconscience was assuming that it was on the password entry screen,
which was evidently false.
Last time this happened in front of a public on a presentation screen
... might as well give free accounts and access to my data to everybody
that was present then.
So I suggest to make the username and the password screens optically
very evident. It must be totally clear where you are on a subconscient
level. Suggestions would be:
- brown background for username, red background for password
- big key icon on password entry screen
- ... ?
or similar.
Note that this is a usability security issue!
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** Affects: gdm (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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optically clearly distinguish username from password entry
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/231033
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