GNU bug report logs - #17187
24.3.50.1 open-dribble-file stores pw

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Andreas Röhler <andreas.roehler <at> easy-emacs.de>

Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2014 17:32:02 UTC

Severity: important

Found in version 24.3.50.1

Fixed in version 24.4

Done: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #31 received at 17187 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Andreas Röhler <andreas.roehler <at> easy-emacs.de>
To: Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> linux-m68k.org>
Cc: 17187 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#17187: 24.3.50.1 open-dribble-file stores pw
Date: Sat, 05 Apr 2014 20:07:26 +0200

Am 05.04.2014 18:55, schrieb Andreas Schwab:
> Andreas Röhler <andreas.roehler <at> easy-emacs.de> writes:
>
>> Will that solve the matter already? IMO a pw should never be stored as plain-text.
>
> The dribble file does not know what a password is.
>
> Andreas.
>

As Emacs shell sent as prompt for pw, at least Emacs knows.
All remains to do is to ship that info.
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