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But you can see your password if you paste it into a non password field? So you really could know it if you wanted to. I still see the benefit I guess because o
by mikelbring 15y ago
But you can see your password if you paste it into a non password field? So you really could know it if you wanted to. I still see the benefit I guess because of the reasons you mentions.
- Brewer 15y agoYes, if I wanted to know what my password is then I could paste it into Notepad and write it down on a piece of paper. I just choose not to.
- pacaro 15y agoAnd potentially malware can watch the clipboard and "paste" things to L.Ron Hubbard knows where, it's not only your roomies that might be looking over your shoulder...
- hwiechers 15y agoBut even if you're typing your password in, malware could just log your keys. If malware is on your box, the game is over.