Win7 32bit issue on Passphrase entry - No asterisks or bullets displayed
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Hi, there is an issue on Win7 32bit, when Keybase Passphrase screen is displayed to write it down, while each character is typed no asterisks or bullet is displayed, just the mark moves to the right side
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Start by reproducing passphrase entry on 32-bit Windows 7 and compare it with a platform where masking works. Inspect the passphrase screen and its input behavior; done means typed characters display as asterisks or bullets while the passphrase remains hidden.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- operating-systems
- Domain
- frontend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100