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bug#30190: 27.0.50; term run in line mode shows user passwords
From: |
Noam Postavsky |
Subject: |
bug#30190: 27.0.50; term run in line mode shows user passwords |
Date: |
Sat, 3 Feb 2018 21:29:32 -0500 |
On Sat, Feb 3, 2018 at 9:23 PM, Tino Calancha <tino.calancha@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Doesn't look like that much of a risk to me: the user immediately sees
>> the problem, so it's more of a minor nuisance.
>
> It depends of the situation. Few years ago, my boss watched my password
> because this thing; if the password would be an offensive word
> against him (it wasn't, he was nice) I could be fired. I remember he
> mnetioned very proudly that in vi editor the password is always hidden...
>
> This is also a risk while pair-programming; recently I am doing a lot with
> several buddies. I suspect one of my passwords might be compromised.
But why wouldn't you just switch to char-mode before entering your
password? (which is kind of annoying to have to do, but still)
- bug#30190: 27.0.50; term run in line mode shows user passwords, Tino Calancha, 2018/02/03
- bug#30190: 27.0.50; term run in line mode shows user passwords, Eli Zaretskii, 2018/02/03
- bug#30190: 27.0.50; term run in line mode shows user passwords, Tino Calancha, 2018/02/03
- bug#30190: 27.0.50; term run in line mode shows user passwords, Tino Calancha, 2018/02/03
- bug#30190: 27.0.50; term run in line mode shows user passwords, Tino Calancha, 2018/02/14
- bug#30190: 27.0.50; term run in line mode shows user passwords, Tino Calancha, 2018/02/21
- bug#30190: 27.0.50; term run in line mode shows user passwords, Eli Zaretskii, 2018/02/21