Comments on: The Curse Of The Masked Password http://www.thepickards.co.uk/index.php/200907/the-curse-of-the-masked-password/ ranting and rambling to anyone willing to listen Mon, 11 Jul 2011 09:05:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Seb Crump http://www.thepickards.co.uk/index.php/200907/the-curse-of-the-masked-password/comment-page-1/#comment-53967 Seb Crump Mon, 06 Jul 2009 06:52:11 +0000 http://www.thepickards.co.uk/?p=3170#comment-53967 The iPhone has a interesting partial solution to this (mainly because of the number of mistypes on its virtual keyboard probably though) - each character you type in displays normally for a couple of seconds and then turns to the bullet. The iPhone has a interesting partial solution to this (mainly because of the number of mistypes on its virtual keyboard probably though) – each character you type in displays normally for a couple of seconds and then turns to the bullet.

]]> By: Graham Cluley, Sophos http://www.thepickards.co.uk/index.php/200907/the-curse-of-the-masked-password/comment-page-1/#comment-53961 Graham Cluley, Sophos Sun, 05 Jul 2009 23:03:22 +0000 http://www.thepickards.co.uk/?p=3170#comment-53961 Bruce Schneier has blogged about this issue again, and I reckon he's leaning back towards password masking... :) Check out his thoughts here: http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2009/07/the_pros_and_co.html Bruce Schneier has blogged about this issue again, and I reckon he’s leaning back towards password masking… :)

Check out his thoughts here:
http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2009/07/the_pros_and_co.html

]]> By: Gary Miller http://www.thepickards.co.uk/index.php/200907/the-curse-of-the-masked-password/comment-page-1/#comment-53938 Gary Miller Sun, 05 Jul 2009 08:50:53 +0000 http://www.thepickards.co.uk/?p=3170#comment-53938 I like it - the banner really stands out well, it sort of jumps out and hits you in the face when you first land on the page. Look forward to other changes... I like it – the banner really stands out well, it sort of jumps out and hits you in the face when you first land on the page.

Look forward to other changes…

]]> By: JackP http://www.thepickards.co.uk/index.php/200907/the-curse-of-the-masked-password/comment-page-1/#comment-53931 JackP Sat, 04 Jul 2009 20:19:55 +0000 http://www.thepickards.co.uk/?p=3170#comment-53931 Mike, I know what you're saying there, but the dev doesn't say to the browser 'mask this'. There could well be a situation where you might want the server to handle different types of input fields differently - and if it's a browser preference, the user needs to set it once, as opposed to on every site they visit... so from a usability POV it ought to be done in the browser anyway! Mike,
I know what you’re saying there, but the dev doesn’t say to the browser ‘mask this’. There could well be a situation where you might want the server to handle different types of input fields differently – and if it’s a browser preference, the user needs to set it once, as opposed to on every site they visit… so from a usability POV it ought to be done in the browser anyway!

]]> By: Mike http://www.thepickards.co.uk/index.php/200907/the-curse-of-the-masked-password/comment-page-1/#comment-53920 Mike Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:26:18 +0000 http://www.thepickards.co.uk/?p=3170#comment-53920 ok, first up, I'll admit I kind of stopped reading at "it's not the website's it the browser", and it's 3.15am, so I might not be making much sense. But it seems to me it IS the websites. I mean the dev chooses what input type is displayed. S/he could just as easily programme an input type of text - couldn't they? Likewise, I could also just as easily implement a checkbox on the page that determines what type of input box is displayed (via Javascript/Ajax or whatever) to the user. So the DEV decides whether the masking is optional or mandatory. Personally though until my users start asking to be able to see their passwords (something I don't envisage anytime soon)I'm unlikely to start implementing the feature on any of my sites; there's always a whole list of must-haves come before would-likes like that... ok, first up, I’ll admit I kind of stopped reading at “it’s not the website’s it the browser”, and it’s 3.15am, so I might not be making much sense.
But it seems to me it IS the websites. I mean the dev chooses what input type is displayed. S/he could just as easily programme an input type of text – couldn’t they?
Likewise, I could also just as easily implement a checkbox on the page that determines what type of input box is displayed (via Javascript/Ajax or whatever) to the user. So the DEV decides whether the masking is optional or mandatory.
Personally though until my users start asking to be able to see their passwords (something I don’t envisage anytime soon)I’m unlikely to start implementing the feature on any of my sites; there’s always a whole list of must-haves come before would-likes like that…

]]> By: JackP http://www.thepickards.co.uk/index.php/200907/the-curse-of-the-masked-password/comment-page-1/#comment-53917 JackP Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:11:50 +0000 http://www.thepickards.co.uk/?p=3170#comment-53917 No, indeed it has: the web home page has changed since yesterday afternoon; there's now two banners - the Blog and TPis versions - and I wouldn't rule out further changes in the future! No, indeed it has: the web home page has changed since yesterday afternoon; there’s now two banners – the Blog and TPis versions – and I wouldn’t rule out further changes in the future!

]]> By: Gary Miller http://www.thepickards.co.uk/index.php/200907/the-curse-of-the-masked-password/comment-page-1/#comment-53906 Gary Miller Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:16:22 +0000 http://www.thepickards.co.uk/?p=3170#comment-53906 Sometimes annoys me too. I agree it should be a user choice. Err...by the way, has your banner had a facelift since yesterday. Or, as usual, am I not remembering things properly? Sometimes annoys me too. I agree it should be a user choice.

Err…by the way, has your banner had a facelift since yesterday. Or, as usual, am I not remembering things properly?

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