Bug 33184

Summary: authentication doesn't explicitly ask for the users password
Product: PolicyKit Reporter: Chris Wilson <notgary>
Component: daemonAssignee: David Zeuthen (not reading bugmail) <zeuthen>
Status: RESOLVED NOTOURBUG QA Contact: David Zeuthen (not reading bugmail) <zeuthen>
Severity: normal    
Priority: medium    
Version: unspecified   
Hardware: Other   
OS: All   
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i915 platform: i915 features:

Description Chris Wilson 2011-01-16 06:39:10 UTC 
When the user is prompted to authenticate themselves, the prompt doesn't explicitly ask them for their their own password, rather they are simply asked to authenticate themselves. This can be confusing to less technologically savvy users who will think that they need to enter a different password.

There are different authentication methods, so we shouldn't ask for a password when (for example) you're supposed to get your fingerprint read instead. But in the case where there is a password field, the secondary text should say something like "Please enter your login password." instead of the over-long text about "An application is attempting to perform an action".
Comment 1 Chris Wilson 2011-01-26 11:39:05 UTC 
I've sent this too far upstream. This should have gone to Gnome.

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