Content of the re-authentication dialog window
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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Online Accounts setup for Ubuntu Touch |
New
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Ubuntu UX |
New
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Undecided
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Matthew Paul Thomas | ||
ubuntuone-credentials (Ubuntu) |
New
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
The bug is about finding the right content to present to the user when an online service requests a re-authentication.
This scenario happens with Online Accounts. The user has created an OA account in the system, for example an Ubuntu One account.
The related OAuth token may expire after a while, or the user may change his/her password. At this stage, the online service will require the user to re-authenticate and re-enter his/her password.
When that happens, OA will show a password prompt and we are looking for the right information level to present to the user.
The minimum input required is the username/password pair that will be sent back to the online service.
Additionally we could present the service icon and name, and a short paragraph explaining that this service requests an identity confirmation.
Note: this re-authentication happens at the system level, as opposed to being limited to a particular application. An app may trigger this process because it sends a request to the online service with outdated credentials. But the implication is beyond that particular app, as the re-authentication will allow all authorized apps to continue using the online service in question.
Changed in ubuntu-ux: | |
assignee: | nobody → Matthew Paul Thomas (mpt) |
For reference, iOS uses this rather simple password verification dialog in similar circumstances.