Topic: Obscured passwords
Why passwords in the install page are not hidden with asterisks? I know password errors are common, but there's a confirm box.
If someone want to see passwords, you can add a button to show/hide them.
Re: Obscured passwords
A) this has alredy been mentiond.
B) Like someone said, you dont exaclty intstall punbb with many if any people around ... so showing them inst a problem... The only possible flaw i see is when the password is rembmerd, like a textbox does, and you can see the paswords.
Sorry. Unactive due to personal life.
Re: Obscured passwords
Conversely, however, you don't always do jobs like that when there isn't anyone around. Obscuring passwords is basic security. I personally could never understand why the installer password input boxes were of type text, rather than password. You can't always guarantee no-one will be around.
Re: Obscured passwords
Alright, alright. I'll change it back. I used to have it as a password field and then people complained about that.
"Programming is like sex: one mistake and you have to support it for the rest of your life."
5 2008-02-04 14:49 (edited by Lucas Malor 2008-02-04 14:49)
Re: Obscured passwords
Rickard wrote:
I used to have it as a password field and then people complained about that.
People are not ever happy 
Anyway you could add a button with a javascript function that shows password as clear text
Re: Obscured passwords
Done.
"Programming is like sex: one mistake and you have to support it for the rest of your life."
Re: Obscured passwords
Rickard wrote:
Alright, alright. I'll change it back. I used to have it as a password field and then people complained about that.
Re: Obscured passwords
Lucas Malor wrote:
Anyway you could add a button with a javascript function that shows password as clear text
If this is done, please ensure that that link only shows up if javascript is available (not everyone has javascript on).