Keld J�rn Simonsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Wed, Feb 27, 2002 at 07:40:36PM +0100, Guillaume Cottenceau wrote: > > Keld J�rn Simonsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > I noticed that login in on the X login screen is slow. > > > So slow that you normally would lose 2 or 3 characters of > > > the password, if you type regularily. Could be very > > > confusing for normal users > > > > xdm/gdm/kdm? > > kdm. And I just tried it again, with my normal typing rate. > it lost 6 characters in the passwd.
I seem to recall a security add on program (for windows, i think -- it has been awhile) that would print a random number of *'s for each letter in your password, so that no one would know the length of your password. Maybe this could be called a similar feature? ;) -- Chris Spackman gpg: 9B6B 860E 7C06 787F 366F 5D3E 7152 DCB2 FC51 51B9
