There are two ways to look at this and before that i would like to say that the confirm password is essential at the current stage that it is. By this i mean it is important to verify user key strokes even if means that most of the users do pay attention or are concentrating the most while typing the password.
The two ways to look at this are: (1) Keep the confirm password fields as they are for the reason i mentioned above. (2) Keep a single field but do not mystify the password by displaying asterix in the field. If verification for password is needed then simply display what is actually being typed rather than displaying encrypted field entry. This way the user will know what is being typed and can visually verify it if he/she has got it right. This will safely eliminate the single password entry error issue. And we really do not need to show encrypted field entry after all the password need not be hidden from the person who is typing it. Another way that i felt was quite innovative was the way i registered on IxDA. I registered from my office. And when i wanted to access the website again from home, this instance i was again asked to verify my name and mail. My guess, is that this is being done by mapping either the MAC id of your machine or your Machine IP address. If this is the case then it provides sensitive information to third party. But since we know that IxDA is a very serious community it is obvious that this personal information will 'never' be misused. This is only if IxDA has configured the "Sign In" process to the website. Having said all this, my best bet would be #2 if you want to push your idea across. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=31190 ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
