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24.3.50; show-paren-mode highlights parentheses in minibuffer password prompts

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From: Nicolas Semrau <nhs <at> openmailbox.org>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 24.3.50;
 show-paren-mode highlights parentheses in minibuffer password prompts
Date: Sun, 08 Dec 2013 11:22:44 +0100

emacs -q

M-x show-paren-mode

M-x eshell or M-x shell

Enter a command that triggers a dotted password prompt in the
minibuffer, e. g. su or sudo.

When you type a password containing matching or non-matching parentheses
into the prompt: show-paren-mode kicks in and highlights the
character(s) that represent the (non-)matching parentheses.  This makes
the "secret" input a bit less secret.

Expected behaviour: show-paren-mode should not highlight parentheses in
a secret minibuffer string.



In GNU Emacs 24.3.50.3 (x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.10.6)
 of 2013-12-08 on bluelight
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Message #10 received at 16091-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Leo Liu <sdl.web <at> gmail.com>
To: Nicolas Semrau <nhs <at> openmailbox.org>
Cc: 16091-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#16091: 24.3.50;
 show-paren-mode highlights parentheses in minibuffer password prompts
Date: Mon, 09 Dec 2013 10:41:31 +0800

Fixed in 24.4

On 2013-12-08 18:22 +0800, Nicolas Semrau wrote:
> emacs -q
>
> M-x show-paren-mode
>
> M-x eshell or M-x shell
>
> Enter a command that triggers a dotted password prompt in the
> minibuffer, e. g. su or sudo.

Thanks for the report.

Leo

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