This has been fixed/worked around by making the password dialog float It's an option in AT-prefs and enabled automatically on the a11y enabled Livfe CD boot options. Closing as Fixed.
** Changed in: gnome-mag (Ubuntu) Status: Unconfirmed => Fix Released -- gnome-mag freezes when password dialog appears onscreen https://launchpad.net/bugs/36008 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs