From 77a536edd29195e94b375f553aaaadb3f0867ea5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Maximilian Hils Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2021 09:47:23 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] fix #4525 --- mitmproxy/options.py | 7 ++++++- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/mitmproxy/options.py b/mitmproxy/options.py index b480045ec..9bc870160 100644 --- a/mitmproxy/options.py +++ b/mitmproxy/options.py @@ -47,7 +47,12 @@ class Options(optmanager.OptManager): ) self.add_option( "cert_passphrase", Optional[str], None, - "Passphrase for decrypting the private key provided in the --cert option." + """ + Passphrase for decrypting the private key provided in the --cert option. + + Note that passing cert_passphrase on the command line makes your passphrase visible in your system's + process list. Specify it in config.yaml to avoid this. + """ ) self.add_option( "ciphers_client", Optional[str], None,