Spell checking shows password in clear text

Bug #1331354 reported by Jean-Baptiste Lallement
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
Ubuntu Terminal App
Fix Released
High
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Bug Description

mako build #85

Test Case:
1. In system-settings/Languages & Text enable 'Spell checking'
1. Open Terminal app, and tap the input area to display the keyboard
    -> Verify that spell checking is enabled (an additional field is displayed on top of the keyboard)
2. Type:
  $ sudo root
3. On the prompt "[sudo] password for phablet:" enter the password

Expected behaviour:
Password is hidden

Actual behaviour:
Password is displayed in clear text

Related branches

summary: - input completion shows password in clear text
+ Spell checking shows password in clear text
description: updated
information type: Public → Public Security
Revision history for this message
Alan Pope 🍺🐧🐱 🦄 (popey) wrote :

Raising the priority of this because we now enable some typing enhancements by default.

Changed in ubuntu-terminal-app:
status: New → Confirmed
importance: Undecided → High
Revision history for this message
Ubuntu Phone Apps Jenkins Bot (ubuntu-phone-apps-jenkins-bot) wrote :

Fix committed into lp:ubuntu-terminal-app at revision 141, scheduled for release in ubuntu-terminal-app, milestone alpha-1

Changed in ubuntu-terminal-app:
status: Confirmed → Fix Committed
Changed in ubuntu-terminal-app:
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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