Re: read-passwd: no longer as secure?

[Stefan Monnier]

> though this hides on the display it is still available to most
> lisp code.

As it was in the previous implementation (in the `pass' variable).
Hiding information is pretty contrary to the design of Emacs and Elisp.

> I can update emacspeak so it doesn't speak the chars --- but I
> still feel somewhat uneasy about the read-passwd implementation

The new implementation is a lot more flexible, so going back is not on
the agenda.  But if it can be changed to cooperate better with tools
like Emacsspeak, I'd be happy to do so.


        Stefan