`allow_remote_control password` no longer working

[hk0O7]

Describe the bug
When using a kitten with the set remote_control_password, the user is prompted to confirm the password or request, whether it is correct or not.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Have this in the ~/.config/kitty/kitty.conf (tested without anything else):

remote_control_password mypass8
allow_remote_control password

2. Restart Kitty or reload the conf.
3. Run a Kitten using this password, eg.:

kitten @ --password=mypass8 focus-window

5. The "Allow remote control?" prompt appears.

Screenshots

Environment details

kitty 0.37.0 (2531c31d02) created by Kovid Goyal
Linux ubuntu 6.8.0-41-generic #41-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Fri Aug  2 20:41:06 UTC 2024 x86_64
Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS ubuntu /dev/tty

DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=24.04
DISTRIB_CODENAME=noble
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS"
Running under: X11
OpenGL: '4.1 (Core Profile) Mesa 24.0.9-0ubuntu0.1' Detected version: 4.1
Frozen: True
Fonts:
  medium: DejaVuSansMono: /usr/share/fonts/truetype/dejavu/DejaVuSansMono.ttf:0
          Features: ()
    bold: DejaVuSansMono-Bold: /usr/share/fonts/truetype/dejavu/DejaVuSansMono-Bold.ttf:0
          Features: ()
  italic: DejaVuSansMono-Oblique: /usr/share/fonts/truetype/dejavu/DejaVuSansMono-Oblique.ttf:0
          Features: ()
      bi: DejaVuSansMono-BoldOblique: /usr/share/fonts/truetype/dejavu/DejaVuSansMono-BoldOblique.ttf:0
          Features: ()
Paths:
  kitty: /home/ubuntu/.local/kitty.app/bin/kitty
  base dir: /home/ubuntu/.local/kitty.app/lib/kitty
  extensions dir: /home/ubuntu/.local/kitty.app/lib/kitty-extensions
  system shell: /bin/bash
Loaded config files:
  /home/ubuntu/.config/kitty/kitty.conf

Config options different from defaults:
allow_remote_control    password
remote_control_password:
{'': ('mypass8',)}

Important environment variables seen by the kitty process:
	PATH                                /home/ubuntu/.local/kitty.app/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games:/snap/bin:/snap/bin
	LANG                                C.UTF-8
	SHELL                               /bin/bash
	DISPLAY                             :0
	USER                                ubuntu
	XDG_SESSION_TYPE                    x11
	XDG_SESSION_CLASS                   user
	XDG_MENU_PREFIX                     gnome-
	XDG_RUNTIME_DIR                     /run/user/1000
	XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP                 ubuntu:GNOME
	XDG_SESSION_DESKTOP                 ubuntu
	XDG_CONFIG_DIRS                     /etc/xdg/xdg-ubuntu:/etc/xdg
	XDG_DATA_DIRS                       /usr/share/ubuntu:/usr/share/gnome:/usr/local/share/:/usr/share/:/var/lib/snapd/desktop

Additional context
This does not happen on older versions, such as the current one in the Ubuntu 22.04 LTS repository (v. 0.32.2), where the prompt only ever appears if the password doesn't match.

[kovidgoyal]

you need to define some actual passwords in kitty.conf using
https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/conf/#opt-kitty.remote_control_password

[hk0O7]

@kovidgoyal I am doing just that (remote_control_password) in step 1.

[kovidgoyal]

Ah I must have missed that.