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@@ -165,6 +165,14 @@ Input parameters that take a size value should only use a size suffix
 the value is hexadecimal.  That is, '0x20M' is deprecated, and should
 be written either as '32M' or as '0x2000000'.
 
+``-spice password=string`` (since 6.0)
+''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+This option is insecure because the SPICE password remains visible in
+the process listing. This is 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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