[[!img password-prompt.png link="no" class="screenshot" alt="Authentication required: amnesia password (also called *administration password* or *root password*)"]] <!-- Note for translators: the alt tag is useful for SEO. -->
When you set up an administration password, an attacker who can get physical access to your computer while Tailsis running could be able to break your security and:
To learn your administration password, an attacker could watch your keyboard while you type, for example looking over your shoulders or through a video surveillance camera.
