Public bug reported:

I just installed new Nvidia drivers in a meeting room and, as I have
Secure Boot enabled, was prompted for the password to enter on next
reboot.  Surprisingly, the password I entered (twice) was in clear text
both times I entered it, which gives others around me an opportunity to
read what this password is.

This isn't an issue with DKMS/Secure Boot per se, except that people are
likely to use a password that they already use elsewhere (as it is
something you need to remember) and shoulder surfers could potentially
use that password to attack the user in other places.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 19.10
Package: dkms 2.7.1-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.0.0-20.21-generic 5.0.8
Uname: Linux 5.0.0-20-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: i3
Date: Thu Jul 11 10:06:22 2019
InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-05-07 (64 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20190210)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: dkms
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to eoan on 2019-05-08 (63 days ago)

** Affects: dkms (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug eoan

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Title:
  Passwords in Secure Boot MOK prompt aren't obscured

Status in dkms package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I just installed new Nvidia drivers in a meeting room and, as I have
  Secure Boot enabled, was prompted for the password to enter on next
  reboot.  Surprisingly, the password I entered (twice) was in clear
  text both times I entered it, which gives others around me an
  opportunity to read what this password is.

  This isn't an issue with DKMS/Secure Boot per se, except that people
  are likely to use a password that they already use elsewhere (as it is
  something you need to remember) and shoulder surfers could potentially
  use that password to attack the user in other places.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 19.10
  Package: dkms 2.7.1-1ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.0.0-20.21-generic 5.0.8
  Uname: Linux 5.0.0-20-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: i3
  Date: Thu Jul 11 10:06:22 2019
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-05-07 (64 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 
(20190210)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: dkms
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to eoan on 2019-05-08 (63 days ago)

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