[tor-bugs] #14387 [Tor Browser]: improve TB MAR signing process when incorrect password entered

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#14387: improve TB MAR signing process when incorrect password entered
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 Reporter:  mcs          |          Owner:  tbb-team
     Type:  defect       |         Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |      Milestone:
Component:  Tor Browser  |        Version:
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 Currently, if an incorrect NSS password is entered during the MAR file
 signing process, no error is reported and the NSS "get password" function
 consumes all available CPU.  I believe this happens because NSS continues
 to try to read a password (retry) even though stdin has been closed.

 gk encountered this problem when generating some signed MAR files for
 testing.  We should either fix the underlying bug or at the very least
 change signmars.sh to provide more feedback during the signing process (so
 the fact that no real progress is being made is obvious).  gk said:

 "Maybe adding some echo commands just saying something like "Starting the
 signing process..." and "Signed MAR file $COUNT." would already be
 enough?"

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