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Bug#387513: marked as done ([etch-beta3] GRUB password in /boot/grub/menu.lst is plain-text)

Your message dated Tue, 9 Dec 2008 13:02:43 +0100
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and subject line Bug#387513: [etch-beta3] GRUB password in /boot/grub/menu.lst is plain-text
has caused the Debian Bug report #387513,
regarding [etch-beta3] GRUB password in /boot/grub/menu.lst is plain-text
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Package: debian-installer
Severity: normal

Hi,

it would be very nice to put the GRUB password into /boot/grub/menu.lst
in MD5-hashed form, instead of plain-text.

I.e., add
password --md5 $1$abcdef...
instead of 
password foo


Uwe.
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Version: 1.27

This should be fixed in current versions of the Lenny installer.

Cheers,
FJP

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