If it is really security-relevant for servers (which i doubt), why not
enable it just on the desktop?

Can anyone explain why this would be a security issue? 
I think, if someone or a tool can read the output of the visual feedback. The 
person or tool has already other ways of getting the length of the password.

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Entering password in Terminal gives no visual feedback
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