Re: psql password prompt

From: Gavin Sherry <swm(at)linuxworld(dot)com(dot)au>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)atentus(dot)com>, PgSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: psql password prompt
Date: 2002-08-23 05:19:05
Message-ID: Pine.LNX.4.21.0208231518320.8615-100000@linuxworld.com.au
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On Fri, 23 Aug 2002, Tom Lane wrote:

> Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)atentus(dot)com> writes:
> > Is there a reason not to change it to something like
> > username(at)host:port Password:
>
> Not sure. I can't immediately spot any security risk in this, but that
> doesn't mean there isn't any. It bothers me that I cannot think of
> *any* other password-prompting program that gives you such feedback.

[swm(at)laptop swm]$ ssh zipperii.zip.com.au
swm(at)zipperii(dot)zip(dot)com(dot)au's password:

:-)

Gavin

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