Login problem - strange new icon

Came to work on a Monday morning and, at login, found a small gray icon at the right-hand end of the password field. I've never seen it before & didn't find any mention of it in any documentation, or this discussion. When I tried to log in with my usual password, it didn't work. Rebooting the machine eliminated the icon. After that, login worked fine.
Has any one encountered this? I'd like to know what it's about because I'm connected to a not-very-well administered network. This may be a hint of other problems that are out there.

Nope . . . that has happened to me in the past, and is one of the first things I check. Besides, rebooting wouldn't have cleared a CapsLock problem. But it did clear the mysterious icon in the password field.

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