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Finally! A best practice that makes sense! Now let us see the password as we "type" on rinky dink cell phone virtual keyboards!
by bediger4000 2y ago
Finally! A best practice that makes sense! Now let us see the password as we "type" on rinky dink cell phone virtual keyboards!
- can16358p 2y agoFor an additional attack vector of people spying on screens? Having password masked makes sense by default, but I agree users should be able to see passwords explicitly by tapping an "eye" icon.
- bowmessage 2y agoWho is typing passwords these days?
- pjmlp 2y agoThe munggles, the large majority of them. And those of us unfortunate to use applications that forbid copy-paste on password fields.
- f1shy 2y agoThat is yet another point that they should have taken...
- makach 2y agoEveryone? Just consider your mobile phone when doing anything that requires some sort of security elevation.
- adastra22 2y agoIf you're following NIST best practices, you're using a password manager instead.
- nixosbestos 2y agoMy passwords are 30 characters of gibberish. I'd yeet my phone before typing a password on it. Not to mention, the obvious.
- justinclift 2y agoEveryone on sites that forbid pasting into the password field. (!)