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@@ -428,6 +428,13 @@ respectively. The actual backend names should be used instead.
Use ``-drive if=pflash`` to configure the OTP device of the sifive_u
RISC-V machine instead.
+``-spice password=string`` (removed in 8.0)
+'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+This option was insecure because the SPICE password remained visible in
+the process listing. This was 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
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