Re: Putty command line tool reveals password

From: Simon Tatham (anakin@pobox.com)
Date: 08/13/02 

From: Simon Tatham <anakin@pobox.com>
Date: 12 Aug 2002 23:42:25 +0100 (BST)

js <vervoom@hotmail.com> wrote:
> When I log on to a box using plink (Putty command line) to telnet/ssh to it,
> my password is displayed on the prompt when I type it in. Is that a known
> bug or have I got Putty configured wrongly somewhere?

That sounds bad. I've never seen that myself; can you give some
details? What version of Plink, running on what version of Windows? 

-- 
Simon Tatham         "Thieves respect property; they only wish the property to
<anakin@pobox.com>    be their own, that they may more properly respect it."

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