[Bug 154385] New: Wish: Multilingual password option

[Dotan Cohen]

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           Summary: Wish: Multilingual password option
           Product: kde
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: Ubuntu Packages
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: NEW
          Severity: wishlist
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: unassigned-bugs kde org
        ReportedBy: kde-2 dotancohen com


Version:           3.5.6 (using KDE KDE 3.5.6)
Installed from:    Ubuntu Packages
OS:                Linux

I know a woman who insists on using a numerical password for KDE applications because she can enter it no matter which language the keyboard layout is in. Therefore I suggest an option that KDE passwords (user, kwallet, etc.) be accepted depending only upon which keys are pressed, no matter which keyboard layout is selected.

For example, the Hebrew letter "ש" is on the same key as English "a". So if the Kwallet password is "a" then the password "ש" would also be accepted.

I do not think that this would reduce security as much as it may look. This does not reduce the amount of unique characters that one could use as a password. If crackers were to try to brute force a password, they would still have to check all the Latin characters individually, not like with case insensitivity. Also note that this feature would be optional, that is, a user would have to explicitly configure KDE to do this.