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Most terminal apps I use when you type in a password area nothing shows at all in the terminal (not even a mask). Though admittedly, that is not the best user e
by throwaway2016a 9y ago
Most terminal apps I use when you type in a password area nothing shows at all in the terminal (not even a mask). Though admittedly, that is not the best user experience for providing feedback.
- deckar01 9y agoI wonder if terminal apps hook into the same security input APIs from the OS that browsers are using for password inputs.
- aaronmdjones 9y agoThe terminal has a feature called "local echo". When you type something, it goes to the application (almost always its stdin file descriptor, but it can open /dev/tty and read that too). When local echo is enabled, the terminal also prints what you type. Applications that prompt for passwords simply (temporarily) disable local echo.