I would normally reply on the article, but it seems it doesn't have comment functionality.
> Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox for June 23 is now online, Summary: > > Usability suffers when users type in passwords and the only feedback > they get is a row of bullets. Typically, masking passwords doesn't even > increase security, but it does cost you business due to login failures. > > - ---------------------------------- > What about my co-worker peering over my shoulder while I type in my password? To be honest this is where single-sign-on systems like OpenID are better, because you delegate authentication somewhere else (that hopefully you already have a session key for). -- - Norman Rasmussen - Email: nor...@rasmussen.co.za - Home page: http://norman.rasmussen.co.za/
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