[system-settings] developer mode should not require a password

[jezra]

in Ubuntu Touch, the decision to use a password in developer mode should be made by the user.

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

Thanks but that's done this way for security reasons

[jezra (jezra)]

This isn't a security issue, this is a UX issue. Forcing the user to perform an action that is completely unnecessary is bad UX. I understand the security implications and I am willing to click the "I understand the security issues, but I still don't want to be forced to enter a password when I use my device" checkbox if one ever becomes available .

On a side note, my password is 1234. Now that you know my device password, is my device less secure?

[Marc Deslauriers (mdeslaur)]

Requiring a password for developer mode wasn't a security requirement:

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SecurityAndPrivacySettings/ProtectingUserData

I don't see why it should be mandatory. It probably should just be encouraged.

[Alexey Dokuchaev (danfe)]

Totally agree with @jezra on this; it's indeed very annoying and actually prevents me from doing into development mode on my Ubuntu Touch phone. Since currently "adb push/pull" is the easiest file transfer method (with non-working file sharing via Bluetooth and ssh/scp requiring WiFi connection which might not be necessarily available), this essentially forces user to set password to be able to transfer files with adb (among other things).

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.