akerstenMar 21

Ubuntu 26.04 Ends 46 Years of Silent sudo Passwords

https://pbxscience.com/ubuntu-26-04-ends-46-years-of-silent-sudo-passwords/

Ubuntu 26.04 Ends 46 Years of Silent sudo Passwords

Ubuntu 26.04 Ends 46 Years of Silent sudo Passwords. Starting with the upcoming LTS release, every keystroke at a sudo password prompt will echo an asterisk — a small UX fix that has ignited one of Linux's fiercest debates in years.

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Show threadjbverschoor
Weird argument about the logging password forging the same in a gui. Because it certainly it not when logging in using a terminal locale or ssh for that matter
Mar 21 at 6:37amWeb
Show threadtsimionescuMar 21

Either way, password lengths are exposed in virtually all scenarios except the Unix Terminal - and have caused 0 issues in practice. The default of hiding password inputs really is useless security theater, and always has been.

The crazier part is Ubuntu using a pre-1.0 software suite instead of software that has been around for decades. The switch to Rust coreutils is far too early.