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Ubuntu 26.04 Ends 46 Years of Silent sudo Passwords (pbxscience.com)

submitted 3 days ago by lemmydev2@infosec.pub to c/pulse_of_truth@infosec.pub

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[–] LouNeko@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I always thought this was a security feature. Guessing a password that you don't know the length of is a lot harder.

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago

That is the reason for it. But I think people are finally admitting the scenarios where it actually helps security are exceedingly rare.