Bug#57476: marked as done (when prompting for password, should emit '*' or some acknowledgment of keystroke)
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From: Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>
To: Debian Bug Tracking System <submit@bugs.debian.org>
Subject: when prompting for password, should emit '*' or some acknowledgment of keystroke
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Package: base-config
Version: 0.05
Severity: wishlist
When prompting for passwords, base-config doens't emit any acknowledgment
that keys are being typed. There should be *something* emitted, such
as '*' or whathave you.
This may be a limitation of dialog for all I know -- feel free to
reassign the bug if so.
-- System Information
Debian Release: potato
Architecture: i386
Kernel: Linux frijole 2.2.13 #1 Sat Nov 20 12:44:19 EST 1999 i586
Versions of packages base-config depends on:
ii apt 0.3.16 Advanced front-end for dpkg
ii debconf 0.2.80 Debian configuration management sy
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To: Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>
Cc: Randolph Chung <tausq@debian.org>, 57476-done@bugs.debian.org
Subject: Re: Bug#57476: when prompting for password, should emit '*' or some acknowledgment of keystroke
From: Adam Di Carlo <adam@onshore.com>
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References: <[🔎] 20000201093949.590D021835@cybil.onshore.com> <[🔎] 20000208180826.Z1870@tausq.org> <[🔎] 20000208180402.P25437@kitenet.net>
Comments: In-reply-to Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>
message dated "Tue, 08 Feb 2000 18:04:02 -0800."
Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2000 00:57:52 -0500
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>In fact, it's consistent with unix programs from xdm to passwd to login, to
>su, etc, etc. Some people hold that outputting information that can let
>people guess the length of your password is a security hole.
>
>This bug should be either closed, or reassigned to whiptail, which does the
>actual prompting.
Point taken, closing the bug.
.....Adam Di Carlo....adam@onShore.com.....<URL:http://www.onShore.com/>
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