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

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