> That's an interesting idea; the current value could, in fact, be
> stored into form data (that's "relatively" secure).

I could be wrong, but isn't the"form data" you are talking about
stored in a hidden field on the page? That kind of talk could get
Tapestry5 banned from my day job! It's hard enough to get new stuff
through a security review when they have to look hard for holes :)

> Alternately, the
> password field could be changed to only update its value parameter if
> the submitted value is non-blank (that's probably more useful).

And also more likely to get through a security review.

Josh

On Fri, May 23, 2008 at 8:51 AM, Howard Lewis Ship <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> That's an interesting idea; the current value could, in fact, be
> stored into form data (that's "relatively" secure).  Alternately, the
> password field could be changed to only update its value parameter if
> the submitted value is non-blank (that's probably more useful).
>
> On Fri, May 23, 2008 at 8:09 AM, Dan Adams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Yeah, that was my question. Do you have to create a separate field outside 
>> your bean and then update manually if it hasn't changed? Or is there a way 
>> that the field could be smart enough to store the value in the session or 
>> something and then update the bean value only when the user enters one.
>>
>> Dan Adams
>> Senior Software Engineer
>> Interactive Factory
>> p: 617.235.5857
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Joachim Van der Auwera" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> To: "Tapestry users" <[email protected]>
>> Sent: Friday, May 23, 2008 8:57:30 AM (GMT-0500) America/New_York
>> Subject: Re: Use of passwordfield?
>>
>> Dan,
>>
>> This component does not display the previous value if there is one and
>> hides the input. This is important as view source would otherwise reveal
>> the passwords.
>>
>> The only thing you need to be careful about is that it will update your
>> password field in the bean to null when no new value was given by the
>> user. You probably don't want passwords to be reset like that.
>>
>> Kind regards,
>> Joachim
>>
>> Dan Adams wrote:
>>> To ask a dumb question: what's the use of the passwordfield component since 
>>> it doesn't output a value? I have a 'edit user' page where you have 
>>> password and 'confirm password' fields. When you submit the form it resets 
>>> the value to empty if you don't enter anything.
>>>
>>> Dan Adams
>>> Senior Software Engineer
>>> Interactive Factory
>>> p: 617.235.5857
>>>
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