How to remove "user at host's password" from ssh login prompt?

[Chris Green]

On Mon, Sep 03, 2018 at 01:12:08AM +1000, Karl Auer wrote:
> On Sun, 2018-09-02 at 15:32 +0100, Chris Green wrote:
> > How can one remove the username and hostname that precede "password"
> > when logging in using ssh?
> 
> That prompt is presented by your local system, not by the remote
> system. It is knowledge that your local system has - the name you are
> trying to connect as, and the system you are trying to connect to.
> 
Yes, I realise that, though it's unclear whether it's the ssh daemon
that does it or something else (login executable?).


> I would characterise it as harmless.
> 
> That said, why do you want to remove it?
> 
Yes, it's not a *big* issue but I'd really prefer not to give someone
who happens to get a prompt the name of the system and the user.  One
system I use just presents "Password:" and I'd like to do the same.

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Chris Green