TN3270 terminal in Zowe Desktop issue

[krasen11]

Describe the bug Hello, We are using TN3270 terminal in Zowe Desktop to sign in SMCS console but the password is visible on the screen(Screen shot3). To prevent of possible security bridge password should be invisible on the screen. Please take a look and assist. Thanks in advance.

Expected behavior Password should stay invisible on the screen.

Screenshots

Logs n/a

Details

• Version and build number: Zowe version: v2.5.0
  build and hash: v2.x/master#2474
• Test environment: MONOPLEX, z/OS Rev 2.5, RACF

Web Browser Details (if the bug relates to Zowe Desktop usage):

• OS: Windows
• Browser Microsoft Edge
• Version 122.0.2365.92

REST API client (in case of REST API issue): n/a

Shell Environment Details (if the bug relates to CLI): n/a Additional context Add any other context about the problem here.

[1000TurquoisePogs]

Thanks for the report. Can you turn on protocol and message debuggers so that we can determine what's on the screen? https://github.com/zowe/tn3270-ng2/wiki/Loggers#developingdebugging The terminal usually handles invisible fields, so it could be that there's some additional way to hide this field that will show up in the log and then we can make an improvement.

[Martin-Zeithaml]

Buffer content from QWS3270 tracing displayed via REXX (this can be tested anywhere):

/* rexx */                                                   

HX3270 =   "01c51106402903c0e842f7410040c9c5",               
           "c5f1f8f7c940c5d5e3c5d940d3d6c7d6",               
           "d540d7c1d9c1d4c5e3c5d9e240404040",               
           "40404040404040404040404040404040",               
           "40404040404040404040404040404040",               
           "40404040404040404040404011069040",               
           "2903c07042f44100d3d6c7d6d5004040",               
           "40404040404000d7c1e2e2e6d6d9c400", /* PASSWORD */
           "40404040404040404040404040404040",               
           "40404040404040404040000000000000",               
           "00000000000000000000000000000000",               
           "0000000000000000c7d9d6e4d7004040",               
           "40404040404000e2c5c3d3c1c2c5d300",               
           "40404040404040400000000000000000",               
           "00000000000000000000000000000000",               
           "00000000000000000000000000000000",               
           "000000000000110698131106902903c0",               
           "6042f441001106972903c04042f44100",               
           "1106a02903c07042f441001106a92903",               
           "c04c42f441001106c42903c07042f441",               
           "001106e12903c07042f441001106e729",               
           "03c04042f441001106f02903c07042f4",               
           "41001106f92903c04042f44100110702",               
           "2903c07042f44100ffef01c2ffef"                    

say x2c(HX3270)

Because of screen size, the output is malformed, but

• QWS3270: password field (just PA) is not displaying characters
• TN3270: all in one color and displays characters

PASSWORD has no special attributes, the solution will be somewhere else in the buffer.