Bug 964

Summary:	plain text passowrd (over-shoulder security) in printer setup
Product:	[Retired] Red Hat Linux	Reporter:	fishbowl
Component:	setup	Assignee:	David Lawrence <dkl>
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Priority:	medium
Version:	5.1
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Hardware:	i386
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Description fishbowl 1999-01-25 23:04:45 UTC

Configure Printer->Lan Manager->Configure Options
Screen shows the password as it is typed in.
Later, it is obscured.  Moments ago, this
revealed a coworker's SMB password while I
was helping him setup a printer...

Comment 1 Bill Nottingham 1999-01-25 23:17:59 UTC

this has been fixed in the install since the release of 5.2.

------- Email Received From  "J.L.M." <fishbowl.com> 01/25/99 18:26 -------