On Sun, Feb 10, 2008 at 08:56:18AM -0500, Isaac Dupree wrote: > Robert Millan wrote: > >Adds a parameter to define echoing behaviour in read. Then one can use > >--echo=no or --echo=wildcard to make it suitable for reading passwords. > > I wonder how suitable it is for passwords -- is the memory always erased > before jumping to e.g. Linux? (and is it important to hide it from the > prying eyes of the root system? Probably...)
Why? This suggests that the Linux image you just booted is not trusted, which I find a bit strange. -- Robert Millan <GPLv2> I know my rights; I want my phone call! <DRM> What use is a phone call… if you are unable to speak? (as seen on /.) _______________________________________________ Grub-devel mailing list Grub-devel@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/grub-devel
