Bug 411698

Summary: Allow setting custom password/PIN just for the screen locker
Product: [Plasma] plasmashell Reporter: Bill Werrel <werrel3>
Component: Screen lockingAssignee: Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs-null>
Status: CONFIRMED ---    
Severity: wishlist CC: bshah, daninshed, espidev, mastrboy+kde, miguel, nate, raspberryfit99, woljiri
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: 6.2.4   
Target Milestone: 1.0   
Platform: Other   
OS: Linux   
See Also: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=455672
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Description Bill Werrel 2019-09-08 07:00:05 UTC 
I would like to be able to set a custom password for the screen locker that is different to my login password. My use case is that on my desktop at home I have no need for a screen locker for security reasons. But I have a cat and cats like walking on keyboards. So I am forced to lock my screen to prevent my cat from messing with my PC. But entering my password every time I step out of the room for a few seconds (cats are quick) is annoying. I would like to be able to set a short eg 2 character password that is sufficient to keep the cat out but short enough that I can unlock it in a second.
Comment 1 Nate Graham 2019-09-12 15:47:41 UTC 
That's a pretty funny use case!
Comment 2 Jiří Wolker 2022-06-20 19:20:33 UTC 
That sounds very much like having a PIN or gesture like on Android OS.
Comment 3 Nate Graham 2022-11-04 20:20:34 UTC 
Indeed, which makes this relevant to Plasma Mobile.
Comment 4 John Kizer 2025-06-16 19:37:21 UTC 
*** Bug 477758 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***