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By bloid
via theregister.co.uk
Published: Jul 02 2009 / 04:35
Websites should stop masking passwords as users type because it does not improve security and makes websites harder to use, according to two of the technology world's leading thinkers.
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xcdesz replied ago:
Go ahead and build your site where the password is not masked. See how many complaints you get then..
wekempf replied ago:
"It's therefore worth offering them a checkbox to have their passwords masked; for high-risk applications, such as bank accounts, you might even check this box by default," he suggests. "In cases where there's a tension between security and usability, sometimes security should win."
I laughed out loud when I first read Nielson's post a few days ago. However, once you stop and think about it, he's got a point that's worth evaluation and research.
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