Bug 385610 - Lockscreen: don't time block password entry - only login attempts.
Summary: Lockscreen: don't time block password entry - only login attempts.
Status: RESOLVED INTENTIONAL
Alias: None
Product: kscreenlocker
Classification: Unmaintained
Component: greeter (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: unspecified
Platform: Other Linux
: NOR wishlist
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Plasma Bugs List
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Reported: 2017-10-11 15:31 UTC by Pascal d'Hermilly
Modified: 2017-10-12 18:48 UTC (History)
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Description Pascal d'Hermilly 2017-10-11 15:31:31 UTC
If I mistype my password on the lock screen I have to wait ca. 3-5 seconds to reenter it.
I could have spent the time to reenter the password. 
It should in my opinion only time block the login attempts.
Comment 1 Martin Flöser 2017-10-11 16:29:26 UTC
This is just another case of the old: security vs. comfort.

The password field is disabled for increased security to make it more annoying to brute force the password.
Comment 2 Pascal d'Hermilly 2017-10-11 22:11:00 UTC
Right. But could it wait with the annoying part until after 3 failed attempts?
3 attempts isn't exactly "brute force".
Comment 3 Martin Flöser 2017-10-12 15:26:40 UTC
(In reply to Pascal d'Hermilly from comment #2)
> Right. But could it wait with the annoying part until after 3 failed
> attempts?
> 3 attempts isn't exactly "brute force".

Erm no, that's just too complicated to track and get right. This is security related code, better safe than sorry.
Comment 4 Pascal d'Hermilly 2017-10-12 18:48:08 UTC
ok.
Thanks for listening :-)