Bug 71673

Version:            (using KDE KDE 3.1.4)
Installed from:    Debian testing/unstable Packages

Hi,

This is a forward of the following Debian bug report:
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=225868

Some applications that operate in the system tray and produce notifications
there, such as Noatun and Kopete. When kscreensaver is active, these notifications
are visible through the screen saver. If kscreensaver is being used to lock the
screen, this is a security compromise -- someone could, for instance, find out
who is messaging me with Kopete by looking at my locked display (since the message
bubble is visible even though the screen is locked).

Additionally, the menu bar at the top of the screen (if activated with
'Desktop -> Behavior -> Enable desktop menu' in the KDE Control Center) is briefly
visible through the screen saver when the mouse is moved or a key pressed to bring
up the password prompt.

cheers
domi