ilf [2011-05-06 18:00 -0000]: > There's a reason sudo and cryptsetup don't echo anything. It's called > security.
plymouth, gnome-keyring, network-manager, etc. do echo stars for providingbetter visual feedback for verifying that keystrokes work, etc., which reduces a lot of confusion. Out of interest, in which use case does it improve security to not show the length of the password? If someone is standing behind you while you type a password, he will learn more from watching your fingers on the keyboard or just listening for the number of keystrokes. With remote EM gauging you can construct the contents of the display just as well as the number of keystrokes on the keyboard. -- Martin Pitt | http://www.piware.de Ubuntu Developer (www.ubuntu.com) | Debian Developer (www.debian.org) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/566818 Title: Cryptsetup passphrase prompt during boot: every character typed repeats the prompt -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
