Password inputed in screensaver is retained after suspending the laptop

Bug #994094 reported by José Lou Chang
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gnome-screensaver (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

When the screen is locked by running the gnome-screensaver, if you input your password, and close the lid to suspend, the password will be remembered.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE:

1) Lock Screen (Ctrl+Alt+L)

2) Type your password, but do NOT press Enter.

3) Close the laptop's lid. This will suspend that laptop.

4) Wake up laptop from suspend

5) Password that was typed in step 2) is still remembered.

WHAT DO I EXPECT TO HAPPEN:

4) Wake-up from suspend

5) Re-type password (password should not be remembered)

Now, this could be a trouble since there might be a day when you were about to unlock the screen so you typed your password. however, you changed your mind and closed the lid. Unfortunately, any person that opens the lid and waking up from suspend will be able to login since the password was remembered by gnome-screensaver.

This seem to only happen in Ubuntu 12.04

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ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: gnome-screensaver 3.4.1-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.37-generic 3.2.14
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu May 3 09:42:17 2012
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
GnomeSessionIdleInhibited: No
GnomeSessionInhibitors: None
GsettingsGnomeSession:
 org.gnome.desktop.session idle-delay uint32 600
 org.gnome.desktop.session session-name 'ubuntu'
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425)
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: gnome-screensaver
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
WindowManager: No value set for `/desktop/gnome/session/required_components/windowmanager'

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José Lou Chang (obake) wrote :
description: updated
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