This has been replaced by the 'password-secret' option,
which references a 'secret' object instance.

Signed-off-by: Daniel P. Berrangé <berrange@redhat.com>
---
 docs/about/deprecated.rst       |  8 --------
 docs/about/removed-features.rst |  7 +++++++
 qemu-options.hx                 |  9 +--------
 ui/spice-core.c                 | 15 ---------------
 4 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 31 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/about/deprecated.rst b/docs/about/deprecated.rst
index 2cc8924fe9..ee4301f96d 100644
--- a/docs/about/deprecated.rst
+++ b/docs/about/deprecated.rst
@@ -73,14 +73,6 @@ Input parameters that take a size value should only use a size suffix
 the value is hexadecimal.  That is, '0x20M' is deprecated, and should
 be written either as '32M' or as '0x2000000'.
 
-``-spice password=string`` (since 6.0)
-''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
-
-This option is insecure because the SPICE password remains visible in
-the process listing. This is replaced by the new ``password-secret``
-option which lets the password be securely provided on the command
-line using a ``secret`` object instance.
-
 ``-smp`` ("parameter=0" SMP configurations) (since 6.2)
 '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
 
diff --git a/docs/about/removed-features.rst b/docs/about/removed-features.rst
index 63df9848fd..e04e095320 100644
--- a/docs/about/removed-features.rst
+++ b/docs/about/removed-features.rst
@@ -408,6 +408,13 @@ pcspk-audiodev=<name>``.
 
 Use ``-device`` instead.
 
+``-spice password=string`` (removed in 8.0)
+'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+This option is insecure because the SPICE password remains visible in
+the process listing. This is replaced by the new ``password-secret``
+option which lets the password be securely provided on the command
+line using a ``secret`` object instance.
 
 QEMU Machine Protocol (QMP) commands
 ------------------------------------
diff --git a/qemu-options.hx b/qemu-options.hx
index 055df73306..8a326f4dbb 100644
--- a/qemu-options.hx
+++ b/qemu-options.hx
@@ -2132,7 +2132,7 @@ DEF("spice", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_spice,
     "       [,tls-channel=[main|display|cursor|inputs|record|playback]]\n"
     "       [,plaintext-channel=[main|display|cursor|inputs|record|playback]]\n"
     "       [,sasl=on|off][,disable-ticketing=on|off]\n"
-    "       [,password=<string>][,password-secret=<secret-id>]\n"
+    "       [,password-secret=<secret-id>]\n"
     "       [,image-compression=[auto_glz|auto_lz|quic|glz|lz|off]]\n"
     "       [,jpeg-wan-compression=[auto|never|always]]\n"
     "       [,zlib-glz-wan-compression=[auto|never|always]]\n"
@@ -2158,13 +2158,6 @@ SRST
     ``ipv4=on|off``; \ ``ipv6=on|off``; \ ``unix=on|off``
         Force using the specified IP version.
 
-    ``password=<string>``
-        Set the password you need to authenticate.
-
-        This option is deprecated and insecure because it leaves the
-        password visible in the process listing. Use ``password-secret``
-        instead.
-
     ``password-secret=<secret-id>``
         Set the ID of the ``secret`` object containing the password
         you need to authenticate.
diff --git a/ui/spice-core.c b/ui/spice-core.c
index c3ac20ad43..15fba68e31 100644
--- a/ui/spice-core.c
+++ b/ui/spice-core.c
@@ -413,9 +413,6 @@ static QemuOptsList qemu_spice_opts = {
             .name = "unix",
             .type = QEMU_OPT_BOOL,
 #endif
-        },{
-            .name = "password",
-            .type = QEMU_OPT_STRING,
         },{
             .name = "password-secret",
             .type = QEMU_OPT_STRING,
@@ -671,20 +668,8 @@ static void qemu_spice_init(void)
     }
     passwordSecret = qemu_opt_get(opts, "password-secret");
     if (passwordSecret) {
-        if (qemu_opt_get(opts, "password")) {
-            error_report("'password' option is mutually exclusive with "
-                         "'password-secret'");
-            exit(1);
-        }
         password = qcrypto_secret_lookup_as_utf8(passwordSecret,
                                                  &error_fatal);
-    } else {
-        str = qemu_opt_get(opts, "password");
-        if (str) {
-            warn_report("'password' option is deprecated and insecure, "
-                        "use 'password-secret' instead");
-            password = g_strdup(str);
-        }
     }
 
     if (tls_port) {
-- 
2.38.1

Daniel P. Berrangé <berrange@redhat.com> writes:

> This has been replaced by the 'password-secret' option,
> which references a 'secret' object instance.
>
> Signed-off-by: Daniel P. Berrangé <berrange@redhat.com>
> ---
>  docs/about/deprecated.rst       |  8 --------
>  docs/about/removed-features.rst |  7 +++++++
>  qemu-options.hx                 |  9 +--------
>  ui/spice-core.c                 | 15 ---------------
>  4 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 31 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/docs/about/deprecated.rst b/docs/about/deprecated.rst
> index 2cc8924fe9..ee4301f96d 100644
> --- a/docs/about/deprecated.rst
> +++ b/docs/about/deprecated.rst
> @@ -73,14 +73,6 @@ Input parameters that take a size value should only use a size suffix
>  the value is hexadecimal.  That is, '0x20M' is deprecated, and should
>  be written either as '32M' or as '0x2000000'.
>  
> -``-spice password=string`` (since 6.0)
> -''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
> -
> -This option is insecure because the SPICE password remains visible in
> -the process listing. This is replaced by the new ``password-secret``
> -option which lets the password be securely provided on the command
> -line using a ``secret`` object instance.
> -
>  ``-smp`` ("parameter=0" SMP configurations) (since 6.2)
>  '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
>  
> diff --git a/docs/about/removed-features.rst b/docs/about/removed-features.rst
> index 63df9848fd..e04e095320 100644
> --- a/docs/about/removed-features.rst
> +++ b/docs/about/removed-features.rst
> @@ -408,6 +408,13 @@ pcspk-audiodev=<name>``.
>  
>  Use ``-device`` instead.
>  
> +``-spice password=string`` (removed in 8.0)
> +'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
> +
> +This option is insecure because the SPICE password remains visible in

Nitpicking...  since the option doesn't exist anymore, it can't *be*
insecure.  It sure *was* insecure.

> +the process listing. This is replaced by the new ``password-secret``
> +option which lets the password be securely provided on the command
> +line using a ``secret`` object instance.
>  
>  QEMU Machine Protocol (QMP) commands
>  ------------------------------------

[...]

Reviewed-by: Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com>