"Show Login Terminal" Not Working on MacOS

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Type: Bug

Macbook Pro with Apple M4 Max
MacOS Version 15.6
VS Code Insiders 1.108.0
Remote SSH Extension Version 0.122.2025111815

I am using the Remote SSH feature to access a high performance computing cluster that requires me to validate using Microsoft Device Authorization. When I SSH from a terminal, I get a code that I then have to enter into this website (https://login.microsoftonline.com/common/oauth2/deviceauth) to authenticate, which is usually easy since I can copy the code to clipboard. However, on VS Code, the prompt does not show up in terminal but instead in a bar at the top (similar to how it does for DUO authentication). In that case, the code cannot be copied since the prompt is phantom text. I read online that I should activate the "Show Login Terminal" setting, however I have found that this made no difference at all and the prompt still appears at the top in a bar.

I should note that I have NOT had this issue on my Windows PC with regular VS Code. I am not sure if the issue is related to the MacOS or to the Insiders version (I suspect it is related to MacOS).

Extension version: 0.122.2025111815
VS Code version: Code - Insiders 1.108.0-insider (f1db08ab87ec1108d0e3c2a20c7ffe5b8a55a23b, 2025-12-10T18:27:57.535Z)
OS version: Darwin arm64 24.6.0
Modes:
Remote OS version: Linux x64 6.12.0-55.43.1.el10_0.x86_64

System Info

Item	Value
CPUs	Apple M4 Max (14 x 2400)
GPU Status	2d_canvas: enabled direct_rendering_display_compositor: disabled_off_ok gpu_compositing: enabled multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on opengl: enabled_on rasterization: enabled raw_draw: disabled_off_ok skia_graphite: enabled_on trees_in_viz: disabled_off video_decode: enabled video_encode: enabled webgl: enabled webgl2: enabled webgpu: enabled webnn: disabled_off
Load (avg)	2, 3, 5
Memory (System)	36.00GB (0.39GB free)
Process Argv	--crash-reporter-id aa5a456f-13cc-46eb-8f6d-b2a556890787
Screen Reader	no
VM	0%

Item	Value
Remote	SSH: torch
OS	Linux x64 6.12.0-55.43.1.el10_0.x86_64
CPUs	Intel Xeon Processor (SapphireRapids) (16 x 0)
Memory (System)	31.07GB (23.68GB free)
VM	0%

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Use the Remote SSH connection and the “Show Login Terminal” setting as the entry points, then reproduce Microsoft Device Authorization on macOS. Done means the authorization code appears in a copyable terminal prompt rather than the phantom-text bar, while preserving the reported behavior for regular VS Code on Windows.

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