Bug#357150: mytop: Need to hide password on commandline

2006-04-15 Thread Olaf van der Spek
> A password entered on the commandline needs to be hidden, just like with MySQL programs. Passwords shouldn't be entered at the command line. The MySQL docs say: "WARNING: This is insecure as the password is visible for anyone through /proc for a short time." -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EM

Bug#357150: mytop: Need to hide password on commandline

2006-03-15 Thread grok
Package: mytop Version: 1.4-1 Severity: normal Sure you can put a password in the config file; but what about when you want to override this? A password entered on the commandline needs to be hidden, just like with MySQL programs. -- System Information: Debian Release: testing/unstable APT p