Merge pull request #4532 from mhils/issue-4525

fix #4525
2021-03-30 10:02:36 +02:00 · 2021-03-30 10:02:36 +02:00 · 0e8dd730bc
parent 338cd0b00a 77a536edd2
commit 0e8dd730bc
1 changed files with 6 additions and 1 deletions
--- 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,