[tor-bugs] #18330 [Tor Launcher]: Tor Launcher only accepts HEXDIGIT passwords for controller

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#18330: Tor Launcher only accepts HEXDIGIT passwords for controller
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 Reporter:  gk            |          Owner:  brade
     Type:  defect        |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium        |      Milestone:
Component:  Tor Launcher  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal        |     Resolution:
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Comment (by cypherpunks):

 Why is quoting the password a good thing? What's the trouble with quoting
 correctly?

 When I read the start-tor-browser script I never understood why so much
 insistence in this regard. It actually seems to me like it was written by
 a very insecure novice programmer.

 Looking at it again, that script really is a mess.

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