Problem Statement

When listing host parameters in the Satellite interface, their values are listed in the parameters tab.  Passwords are normally stored here in string parameters, which causes them to be displayed plainly on the screen.  The customer would like the password to be hidden.  Creating a special "password" type that is handled differently could accommodate this request. 

User Experience & Workflow

By revealing passwords in plain text, Satellite creates a security risk from coworkers, who could read those passwords over the user's shoulders.  This is exacerbated by existing KCS articles that call for creating password parameters to solve some kinds of problems in Satellite.

Requirements

When a host parameter of type "password" is created, and when a user clicks on the parameters tab of a host in the Satellite interface, the values column should show asterices for parameters of type "password".

Business Impact

A small security risk for some customers would remain.