[QGIS-trac] [Quantum GIS] #2041: Don't show clear form of authentication password as tooltip on OWS layer

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#2041: Don't show clear form of authentication password as tooltip on OWS layer
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   Reporter:  arminr                            |              Owner:  mhugent      
       Type:  enhancement                       |             Status:  new          
   Priority:  major: does not work as expected  |          Milestone:  Version 1.4.0
  Component:  WMS+WFS                           |            Version:  1.3.0        
   Keywords:  security fix needed               |   Platform_version:  Ubuntu Hardy 
   Platform:  Debian                            |           Must_fix:  Yes          
Status_info:  0                                 |  
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 The http authentication work well, but the password is shown clearly on
 the mouseover at the requested ows layer. This will not a good idea cause
 someone will stand by your side and will see your personal password on the
 screen ;-).
 It would be better to show only stars.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.osgeo.org/qgis/ticket/2041>
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