[[!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. -->
[[!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. -->
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When you set up an administration password, an attacker who learns your administration passwordcan get physical access to your computer while Tails is running could be able to break all theyour security measures built in Tailsand:
When you set up an administration password, an attacker who can get physical access to your computer while Tails is 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.
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- Hide your keyboard while typing your administration password in public spaces.
