On Wed, Sep 3, 2008 at 11:07 PM, Nick Gassman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:

> When you fill in a form to sign up to a website, the password field,
> but not the username, is usually asterisked. Is it to avoid the risk
> of someone peering over your shoulder?
>

I would say yes.
Personally, I feel very uncomfortable if they're in plain text. I have only
a couple of passwords that I use everywhere, so it's really bad if someone
catches a glimpse of one of them.



> And sometimes when they aren't asterisked, you have to type the
> password in twice, but not the username. What's the rationale for
> that?
>
I guess there isn't one ;)



>
> *    Nick Gassman - Usability and Standards Manager - http://ba.com *
> ________________________________________________________________
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