undefined | Better HN

0 pointszx2c411y ago0 comments

Fair enough. Though,

    read -p "Password: " -s password; some_command --username myusername --password "$password"

0 comments

0x011y ago

Although this avoid a .bash_history entry, this will still make the password visible to "ps ax" on most multi-user systems.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse

0 pointszx2c411y ago0 comments

Fair enough. Though,

    read -p "Password: " -s password; some_command --username myusername --password "$password"

0x011y ago

Although this avoid a .bash_history entry, this will still make the password visible to "ps ax" on most multi-user systems.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse