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Ubuntu 26.04 Ends 46 Years of Silent sudo Passwords

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Ubuntu 26.04 Ends 46 Years of Silent sudo Passwords

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Pulse of Truth@infosec.pubEnglish · 1 month ago

Ubuntu 26.04 Ends 46 Years of Silent sudo Passwords. Starting with the upcoming LTS release, every keystroke at a sudo password prompt will echo an asterisk — a small UX fix that has ignited one of Linux's fiercest debates in years.

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Ah. They removed a security feature. What a joy.

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