Quoting Baptiste Jammet ([email protected]): > Hi all, > > Le 05/12/2016 07:32, Christian PERRIER a écrit : > > Quoting [email protected] ([email protected]): > > > Second, it prompted me to enter the WPA2 passphrase, but it displays > > > the > > > password as I typed it instead of masking it with dots the way that it > > > does for user & root passwords. > > > > > > > This is #768914 and FWIW, I personnaly do not agree with changing the > > password phrase prompt to hide the text as typed. > > > > The only idea that comes to my mind is a (low priority) debconf > > question before the passphrase prompt, asking users whether they want > > the passphrase to be shown as typed or not. > > Since d-i Stretch Alpha x (verified with daily images), there is a checkbox > "Show password" during the {root,user}-password questions. > As a non-tech user, I wonder if this can be used for the wifi passphrase > too ?
Indeed. This is from cdebconf's changelog:
* Allow one to show/hide characters typed in password field with the GTK+ and
Newt frontends. Closes: #700924.
Fixed in cdebconf 0.197
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