[sudo-blog] Sudo 1.9.10: hiding passwords in session recordings

[Todd C. Miller]

Session recording has been available in sudo for many years, however not many people are aware of it. Even less well-known is that you can save not just the terminal output, but also what the user types. That way you can analyze what the user is doing within a shell session. Recordings may also include user passwords, which is not always desirable. Version 1.9.10 of sudo allows you to hide passwords in session recordings if it recognizes a password entry.

Read the full blog post at
https://www.sudo.ws/posts/2022/03/sudo-1.9.10-hiding-passwords-in-session-recordings/