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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: Allowing No Hide mode in passwords
From:       Mikolaj Machowski <mikmach () wp ! pl>
Date:       2004-01-20 18:31:47
Message-ID: 200401201931.47247.mikmach () wp ! pl
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Dnia Tuesday 20 of January 2004 13:24, Jorge Adriano Aires napisał:
> > Maybe make this option one-time only?
> >
> > Eg.
> > - Mark "Don't hide"
> > - type in password
> > - enter, next time you have to mark it once more
> >
> > Option would work only for one focus of password window. It will
> > automatically turned off when password window/line will lost focus.
>
> Just one thought... what about not doing it at at all?
> - Is that feature that important?
> - No matter how it is done, this is about allowing passwords to be shown.
> It's reducing at two levels:
> 1 - Implementation, bugs might lead to exploits to steal password
> 2 - The feature itself might end up beeing used somehow to steal
> passwords I really don't think it is worth increasing security risks...
>
> If you really wanna see it, type it somewhere (kwrite, knotes...) and
> paste it to the pass prompt...

But, as bj wrote, it means password will be stored in klipper. Of course
it can lead to security breaks but OTOH it can save from much worse
things.

m.

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