GNU bug report logs - #20910
24.4; *shell* write the password in clear in the buffer on git push

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: aurelien <aurelien <at> hackers.camp>

Date: Sat, 27 Jun 2015 07:19:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Found in version 24.4

Done: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #11 received at 20910 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA>
To: aurelien <aurelien <at> hackers.camp>
Cc: 20910 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#20910: 24.4;
 *shell* write the password in clear in the buffer on git push
Date: Sat, 27 Jun 2015 10:51:13 -0400

> M-x shell
> git add mysupersoftware.py
> git commit -m "pay attention of the pep8 thanks M-x py-pep8-run"
> git push
> shell $ request for the password of the git, and print it in clear in
> the buffer

Can you show us the actual password prompt (which is the only info that
Emacs gets that a password is being requested, so it needs to recognize
it, and those prompts change with language settings and stuff, so it's
very heuristic and messy).


        Stefan
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