openssh bugs - Jul 2004 - [Bug 900] challenge-response prompt is ugly

http://bugzilla.mindrot.org/show_bug.cgi?id=900

           Summary: challenge-response prompt is ugly
           Product: Portable OpenSSH
           Version: 3.8.1p1
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: NEW
          Severity: enhancement
          Priority: P2
         Component: ssh
        AssignedTo: openssh-bugs at mindrot.org
        ReportedBy: peak at argo.troja.mff.cuni.cz


The client displays challenge-response authentication (SSH 1) prompt in a rather
ugly way (and IMHO somewhat confusing from the user's) way, e.g.

$ ssh -1 host
Password: 
Response: <cursor>

or

$ ssh -1 host
Very long prompt
including a line break
<cursor>

or even (the worst case)

$ ssh -1 host
Very long prompt
including line breaks
but lacking the terminal newline<cursor>

I think it should look like

$ ssh -1 host
Password: <cursor>

or

$ ssh -1 host
Very long prompt
including a line break
(maybe lacking the terminal newline)
Response: <cursor>



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http://bugzilla.mindrot.org/show_bug.cgi?id=900





------- Additional Comments From peak at argo.troja.mff.cuni.cz  2004-07-21
07:49 -------
Created an attachment (id=691)
 --> (http://bugzilla.mindrot.org/attachment.cgi?id=691&action=view)
patch fixing the problem

A challenge ending with ": " is used as a prompt without any
modification.
"Response: " is appended to a challenge ending with a newline.
"\nResponse: " is appended to any other challenge.



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