sudo-rs Breaks Historical Norms With Now Enabling Password Feedback By Default

Posted by bob on Feb 27, 2026 1:05 AM EDT
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On recent builds of Ubuntu 26.04 when being prompted by sudo for the password, password feedback is now enabled by default to show asterisk (*) characters when inputting your password. Traditionally sudo has not provided password feedback in the name of security to not divulge the length of your password in case anyone is looking/capturing your screen. But upstream sudo-rs has now changed the default behavior in the name of an improved UX...

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