Whether or not to allow passwords for login

The login screen can be configured to disallow password authentication, forcing the user to use smartcard or fingerprint authentication.

• Type: dconf

• Key: /org/gnome/login-screen/enable-password-authentication

• Default: true

Note: default system value is used for “Not Configured” and enforced if “Disabled”.

Supported on Ubuntu 20.04, 22.04, 24.04, 24.10.

Metadata

Element	Value
Location	Computer Policies -> Ubuntu -> Login Screen -> Authentication -> Whether or not to allow passwords for login
Registry Key	Software\Policies\Ubuntu\gdm\dconf\org\gnome\login-screen\enable-password-authentication
Element type	boolean
Class:	Machine