What about Shoulder surfing? Haven't you ever watched "Hackers"?
J On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 8:40 AM, Aaron<[email protected]> wrote: > I read an interesting article about removing the mask from passwords. > For mobile devices I think it would be a great idea. For some > desktops, I know it would cut down on support calls. In other > instances I think they must stay masked. I was just wondering what the > rest of the PDC list thought. I have links to the articles below. > > 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. > > > Main article here: (http://www.useit.com/alertbox/passwords.html) > > which was also posted to slashdot here > (http://it.slashdot.org/story/09/06/25/1856214/Nielsen-Recommends-Not-Masking-Passwords) > > Regards, > > Aaron > _______________________________________________ > Pauldotcom mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom > Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com > -- joel esler | Sourcefire | AIM: eslerjoel | 302-223-5974 _______________________________________________ Pauldotcom mailing list [email protected] http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com
