Bug#60444: password typeing on initial user creation should show "*" or "."
On Thu, Mar 16, 2000 at 08:54:09AM -0600, Manoj Srivastava wrote:
> Hi,
> >>"Florian" == Florian Lohoff <flo@rfc822.org> writes:
>
> Florian> Entering a password for the user created on initial bootup
> Florian> should show "*" or "." instead of nothing - Newbies could think
> Florian> the keyboard doesnt work.
>
> The solution should be documenting this somewhere rather than
> producing visible output -- the current behaviour is deemed to be
> more secure, since even someone standing at ones shoulder shall not
> know the length of the password.
Probably just dont let it look like an "normal" input field - Just
a small sentence "Enter your password:" and a rotating bar or something.
Flo
--
Florian Lohoff flo@rfc822.org +49-5241-470566
"Technology is a constant battle between manufacturers producing bigger and
more idiot-proof systems and nature producing bigger and better idiots."
Reply to: