Hide private keys and passphrases from RPC Console in GUI #15025

issue ghost opened this issue on December 22, 2018
  1. ghost commented at 2:36 PM on December 22, 2018: none

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    Everything after command which requires private key or passphrase is hidden in input field, like in submitted command.

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    Input is not hidden.

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    Enter walletpassphrase and some data after it, for example.

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    0.17.0.1, website.

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    GNU/Linux, x86_64, HDD

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  2. meshcollider added the label GUI on Dec 23, 2018
  3. MarcoFalke commented at 3:11 PM on April 26, 2020: member

    This is fixed

  4. MarcoFalke closed this on Apr 26, 2020

  5. DrahtBot locked this on Feb 15, 2022
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