bug#30186: 27.0.50; Password is not hidden in read-passwd

[Alan Mackenzie]

Hello, Eli and Juri.

On Sat, Jan 27, 2018 at 23:43:34 +0200, Juri Linkov wrote:
> >> So let's do that now.  I think the problem with read-passwd is a
> >> security issue, so it should go to emacs-26, do you agree?

> > Yes, i think it should go into emacs-26.

> > Juri, do you see any problem with just removing that
> > with-silent-modifications altogether?  I.e. this:

> I agree that removing with-silent-modifications would be
> the best fix.  Thanks for taking care of this.

Thanks.  I've made this change and committed it to the emacs-26 branch.

I'm closing the bug with this post.

-- 
Alan Mackenzie (Nuremberg, Germany).