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authorDaniel P. Berrangé <berrange@redhat.com>2021-03-11 11:43:43 +0000
committerGerd Hoffmann <kraxel@redhat.com>2021-03-15 17:37:44 +0100
commitc47c0bcb33e154b82b4f6b90984aba998fcc4f18 (patch)
tree83dcb08e23fbbc3ef94f8ec34c7021d563d834cb /qemu-options.hx
parent99522f69d62216f5d9581f66f2c0edca6bd48f78 (diff)
ui: deprecate "password" option for SPICE server
With the new "password-secret" option, there is no reason to use the old inecure "password" option with -spice, so it can be deprecated. Signed-off-by: Daniel P. Berrangé <berrange@redhat.com> Message-Id: <20210311114343.439820-4-berrange@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@redhat.com>
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@@ -1928,6 +1928,10 @@ SRST
``password=<string>``
Set the password you need to authenticate.
+ This option is deprecated and insecure because it leaves the
+ password visible in the process listing. Use ``password-secret``
+ instead.
+
``password-secret=<secret-id>``
Set the ID of the ``secret`` object containing the password
you need to authenticate.