[issue7208] Getpass echo's password to screen on 2.6, but not on 2.5 or 3.1

Gregory P. Smith added the comment: merged into release26-maint in r76015. this patch also fixed issue7246. py3k r76017 release31-maint r76019 -- resolution: -> fixed status: open -> closed versions: -Python 2.6, Python 2.7 ___ Python tracker

[issue7208] Getpass echo's password to screen on 2.6, but not on 2.5 or 3.1

Gregory P. Smith added the comment: It might mean that other threads with access to the same file handle could interfere and intercept part of the password entry if they wanted to but thats not too concerning. py3k/Modules/_io/bufferedio.c which is presumably used when input is sys.stdin ins

[issue7208] Getpass echo's password to screen on 2.6, but not on 2.5 or 3.1

Antoine Pitrou added the comment: Regarding your comment in r76000: """NOTE: The Python C API calls flockfile() (and unlock) during readline.""" This may be true in 2.x but not in 3.x. Does it have any security implication? -- ___ Python tracker

[issue7208] Getpass echo's password to screen on 2.6, but not on 2.5 or 3.1

Gregory P. Smith added the comment: Peter - can you apply the patch from svn r76000 and test that it works properly on Solaris? -- ___ Python tracker ___ ___

[issue7208] Getpass echo's password to screen on 2.6, but not on 2.5 or 3.1

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[issue7208] Getpass echo's password to screen on 2.6, but not on 2.5 or 3.1

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[issue7208] Getpass echo's password to screen on 2.6, but not on 2.5 or 3.1

Alexander Belopolsky added the comment: Just to give credit where credit is due: see #4 here http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2003-December/040579.html -- nosy: +belopolsky ___ Python tracker __

[issue7208] Getpass echo's password to screen on 2.6, but not on 2.5 or 3.1

Antoine Pitrou added the comment: Looks like a critical bug, thanks. -- nosy: +pitrou priority: -> critical stage: -> patch review type: -> behavior versions: +Python 2.7, Python 3.1, Python 3.2 ___ Python tracker

[issue7208] Getpass echo's password to screen on 2.6, but not on 2.5 or 3.1

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[issue7208] Getpass echo's password to screen on 2.6, but not on 2.5 or 3.1

New submission from Peter Saunders : Only sucessfully replicated on solaris. When running getpass() - it goes into non echo mode, however, once enter is pressed, the password is echoed to the screen. E.g. > /opt/python/2.6.3/bin/python -c 'import getpass; x=getpass.getpass()' Password: bob Thi