>Number:         7346
>Category:       install
>Synopsis:       ftp password displayed on re-entering
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    gnats-admin (GNATS administrator)
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Thu Apr  8 11:35:01 1999
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Mason Loring Bliss
>Organization:
Mason Loring Bliss             ((  "In the drowsy dark cave of the mind dreams
mason@acheron.middleboro.ma.us  ))  build  their nest  with fragments  dropped
http://acheron.ne.mediaone.net ((   from day's caravan." - Rabindranath Tagore
>Release:        1.4_ALPHA distribution
>Environment:

Absolutely fresh i386 install

>Description:

Passwords displayed in plain text on screen.

>How-To-Repeat:

Enter a password for an FTP install. Re-enter a password - empty is fine.
Note the original password displayed on the screen.

>Fix:

"Don't do that." :) I haven't looked at the sources.

>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted: