Bug#523702: Password visible in xdm

[Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>]

On Sun, 2009-04-12 at 01:53 +0200, Aiko Sobisch wrote:
> After you type in your password in xdm and press enter, there is a split 
> second when your password is visible in plain text in the password field 
> (instead of the round blobs that you see while you type).
> 
there are no 'round blobs' in xdm, at least in the default
configuration.

> I've noticed this bug on three different machines running Lenny. Kernel 
> version is 2.6.26-1, both amd64 and i686 were tested.
> 
> I think think this is a pretty severe bug. I hope you find something.

when you login, the text 'login successful' flashes on the xdm window
for a short time.  maybe that's what you saw?
i'm pretty sure the password isn't visible anywhere.

Cheers,
Julien