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[GH-ISSUE #1980] Focused password fields on Mac server steal keyboard inputs from Windows client #1448

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opened 2026-05-05 07:50:59 -06:00 by gitea-mirror · 0 comments

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Originally created by @LukyLurks on GitHub (Sep 29, 2023).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/issues/1980

What happened?

If a password field is focused on the Mac (in Chrome, Safari, system prompts requiring the user password), when I move my mouse over to the Windows client and click on fields there to focus them, then press keys on the keyboard to fill them in, the keyboard inputs are not registered by Windows, and instead are received by the password field on the Mac. I set the logs to Debug level on both machines and didn’t notice anything unusual when performing those steps.

I would expect the focused fields on the Windows client to receive keyboard inputs when the mouse is on the Windows client, like it's usually the case.

Version

v2.4.0

Git commit hash (if applicable)

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If applicable, where did you install Barrier from?

https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/releases/download/v2.4.0/Barrier-2.4.0-release.dmg

What OSes are you seeing the problem on? (Check all that apply)

Windows, macOS

What OS versions are you using?

Server: Mac Ventura, Mac Sonoma
Client: Windows 11 Pro

Relevant log output

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Originally created by @LukyLurks on GitHub (Sep 29, 2023). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/issues/1980 ### What happened? If a password field is focused on the Mac (in Chrome, Safari, system prompts requiring the user password), when I move my mouse over to the Windows client and click on fields there to focus them, then press keys on the keyboard to fill them in, the keyboard inputs are not registered by Windows, and instead are received by the password field on the Mac. I set the logs to Debug level on both machines and didn’t notice anything unusual when performing those steps. I would expect the focused fields on the Windows client to receive keyboard inputs when the mouse is on the Windows client, like it's usually the case. ### Version v2.4.0 ### Git commit hash (if applicable) _No response_ ### If applicable, where did you install Barrier from? https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/releases/download/v2.4.0/Barrier-2.4.0-release.dmg ### What OSes are you seeing the problem on? (Check all that apply) Windows, macOS ### What OS versions are you using? Server: Mac Ventura, Mac Sonoma Client: Windows 11 Pro ### Relevant log output _No response_ ### Any other information _No response_

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