Screensaver No Longer Locking With Password

Since upgrading to 10.4.8, the screensaver no longer locks out by requiring a password. As soon as the mouse or keyboard is hit the screensaver closes and lets the user in. A password panel is supposed to pop up, but it doesn't. Yes, I do have "Require password to wake this computer from sleep or screen saver" enabled in "Security" preferences, and I don't have any special Energy Saver preferences set. Any ideas?

This is a known issue and apple is working on a resolution. I opened a bug report and this is what I got back from the developers:
RE: screensaver is not longer asking for a password
Follow-up: 23579931
Hello Scott,
Regarding the issue you reported, after further investigation it has been determined that this is a known issue. We take any report of a potential security issue very seriously. It is being addressed, and we would like to thank you for taking the time to pass it along to us.
If you have any additional questions related to this issue or wish to check on status of the original issue, please feel free to contact us at [email protected]
Thank you for reporting this. We truly appreciate your assistance in helping us to maintain and improve the security of our products.
Best regards,
Power Mac G5 Dual 2Ghz/iBook G4 1.42Ghz Mac OS X (10.4.8) 2.5 Gig, Rad 9800 Pro 256M

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