Green Bar in Database Password Field (compiled on Linux)

Overview

Version 2.7.9, compiled with varying options on Linux Mint 21.3. A green bar appears in the database password field, either momentarily or persistently (cases A and B below). I do not know whether this is intended behavior or a bug, and if the latter whether it is anything more than cosmetic.

Steps to Reproduce

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A. Green Bar Flashes Momentarily ~/Downloads/keepassxc-2.7.9 $ mkdir build && cd build

~/Downloads/keepassxc-2.7.9/build $ uname -a Linux hostname 5.15.0-112-generic #122-Ubuntu SMP Thu May 23 07:48:21 UTC 2024 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

~/Downloads/keepassxc-2.7.9/build $ cmake -DWITH_XC_AUTOTYPE=ON -DWITH_XC_BROWSER=ON -DWITH_XC_BROWSER_PASSKEYS=ON -DWITH_XC_FDOSECRETS=ON -DWITH_XC_NETWORKING=ON -DWITH_XC_SSHAGENT=ON -DWITH_XC_YUBIKEY=ON -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DWITH_GUI_TESTS=ON -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=ON ..

-- Found Git HEAD Revision: 8f6dd13

-- Setting up build for KeePassXC v2.7.9

-- Including translations...

-- Using asciidoctor: /usr/bin/asciidoctor -- Enabled features:

Auto-Type, Automatic password typing
Networking, Compile KeePassXC with network access code (e.g. for downloading website icons)
KeePassXC-Browser, Browser integration with KeePassXC-Browser
Passkeys, Passkeys support for browser integration
SSHAgent, SSH agent integration compatible with KeeAgent
YubiKey, YubiKey HMAC-SHA1 challenge-response
UpdateCheck, Automatic update checking
FdoSecrets, Implement freedesktop.org Secret Storage Spec server side API.

-- Disabled features:

KeeShare, Sharing integration with KeeShare

-- Configuring done -- Generating done -- Build files have been written to: /home/xxxxxx/Downloads/keepassxc-2.7.9/build

~/Downloads/keepassxc-2.7.9/build $ make -j 10

~/Downloads/keepassxc-2.7.9/build $ ./src/keepassxc

KeePassXC - Version 2.7.9 Revision: 8f6dd13

Qt 5.15.3 Debugging mode is disabled.

Operating system: Linux Mint 21.3 CPU architecture: x86_64 Kernel: linux 5.15.0-112-generic

Enabled extensions:

Auto-Type
Browser Integration
Passkeys
SSH Agent
YubiKey
Secret Service Integration

Cryptographic libraries:

Botan 2.19.1

This results, when the KeePassXC window appears and the database is selected, in a green bar flashing momentarily in the Database "Enter Password" field and then quickly disappearing.

========================================================================================= B. Green Bar Persists

Exactly the same as above except that in the cmake command all of the ONs are changed to OFF:

~/Downloads/keepassxc-2.7.9/build $ cmake -DWITH_XC_AUTOTYPE=OFF -DWITH_XC_BROWSER=OFF -DWITH_XC_BROWSER_PASSKEYS=OFF -DWITH_XC_FDOSECRETS=OFF -DWITH_XC_NETWORKING=OFF -DWITH_XC_SSHAGENT=OFF -DWITH_XC_YUBIKEY=OFF -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DWITH_GUI_TESTS=OFF -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=OFF .. -- Disabling WITH_XC_UPDATECHECK because WITH_XC_NETWORKING is disabled -- Found Git HEAD Revision: 8f6dd13

-- Setting up build for KeePassXC v2.7.9

-- Including translations...

-- Using asciidoctor: /usr/bin/asciidoctor -- Enabled features:

-- Disabled features:

Auto-Type, Automatic password typing
Networking, Compile KeePassXC with network access code (e.g. for downloading website icons)
KeePassXC-Browser, Browser integration with KeePassXC-Browser
Passkeys, Passkeys support for browser integration
SSHAgent, SSH agent integration compatible with KeeAgent
KeeShare, Sharing integration with KeeShare
YubiKey, YubiKey HMAC-SHA1 challenge-response
UpdateCheck, Automatic update checking
FdoSecrets, Implement freedesktop.org Secret Storage Spec server side API.

-- Configuring done -- Generating done -- Build files have been written to: /home/brian/Downloads/keepassxc-2.7.9/build

~/Downloads/keepassxc-2.7.9/build $ make -j 10

~/Downloads/keepassxc-2.7.9/build $ ./src/keepassxc

KeePassXC - Version 2.7.9 Revision: 8f6dd13

Qt 5.15.3 Debugging mode is disabled.

Operating system: Linux Mint 21.3 CPU architecture: x86_64 Kernel: linux 5.15.0-112-generic

Enabled extensions: None

Cryptographic libraries:

Botan 2.19.1

This results, when the KeePassXC window appears and the database is selected, in a green bar appearing and persisting in the Database "Enter Password" field and then quickly disappearing. See screenshot.

Expected Behavior

I am assuming that no green bar should appear in the database password field, either momentarily or persistently.

Actual Behavior

The options provided through cmake appear to have an effect on whether a green bar appears, momentarily or persistently. PersistentGreenBar

Context

I noticed similar behavior in version 2.7.8. The following options, inexplicably to me and found empirically, prevented the appearance of the green bar in 2.7.8. cmake -DWITH_XC_AUTOTYPE=OFF -DWITH_XC_BROWSER=ON -DWITH_XC_BROWSER_PASSKEYS=ON -DWITH_XC_FDOSECRETS=OFF -DWITH_XC_NETWORKING=OFF -DWITH_XC_SSHAGENT=OFF -DWITH_XC_YUBIKEY=ON -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DWITH_GUI_TESTS=OFF -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=OFF ..

In version 2.7.9, I have not been able to make the green bar consistently not appear.

Linux Mint 21.3, XFCE, X11

keepassxreboot / keepassxc