Bug#216317: /usr/X11R6/bin/xdm: use stars to show how many chars we type at password: prompt

[Marc Wilson <msw@cox.net>]

On Sat, Oct 18, 2003 at 05:18:09AM +0800, Dan Jacobson wrote:
> Use stars to show how many chars we type at password: prompt.

Thank you, no, can the world not have this argument again?

It's a security issue.  *I* don't want someone to be able to look at a
screen and divine how many characters comprise my password.  The only
person who needs to know how long it is is *you*, and you already have that
information.

> Hmmm, login(1) doesn't.  OK, well, whatever.

For the same reason.

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