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Yes. Wasn't it to make it harder spoof a password prompt with a static image popping up?
by nmstoker 3y ago
Yes. Wasn't it to make it harder spoof a password prompt with a static image popping up?
- Cyykratahk 3y agoI think it was to provide an indication that the password was correct at a glance. (IIRC the number of dots in the password field was also generated, so it didn't necessarily match the number of chars) The image was essentially a simple checksum. Each user would eventually memorise which icon was "theirs".