On Sat, Nov 23, 2024 at 12:53:52PM +0100, Gioele Barabucci wrote: > On 23/11/24 09:32, Johannes Schauer Marin Rodrigues wrote: > > But my 2 cents on the topic are: Lets please allow more than ascii in > > usernames. > > Yes please, but opt-in and behind a big red warning that says that it is not > interoperable (outside POSIX),
adduser requires an option to allow such user names. I think that some peoples might find it offensive to require an option to be allowed their native names. You're arguing to not relax the requirement for plain adduser <username>, right? > potentially insecure (homographs) and at > high-risk of breaking existing applications (lack of standardized > normalization form). Can you outline an attack/failure scenario? Greetings Marc -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marc Haber | "I don't trust Computers. They | Mailadresse im Header Leimen, Germany | lose things." Winona Ryder | Fon: *49 6224 1600402 Nordisch by Nature | How to make an American Quilt | Fax: *49 6224 1600421
