Passwords - Why The Asterisks?
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Bill Bosler
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Passwords - Why The Asterisks?
There may in fact be a good reason for it, but it just bugs me that I can't see my own passwords as I'm typing them. Being the typing whiz that I am, it sometimes takes a few tries to get it right. Is there some way to turn that off?
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Wiz Feinberg
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No. The astericks are a security measure that cannot be turned off in a password designated field, without special code workarounds. If you can't read what you are typing neither can a man in the middle attacker.
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<font size="1" color="#8e236b"><p align="center">[This message was edited by Wiz Feinberg on 22 December 2006 at 10:57 PM.]</p></FONT>
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Bob "Wiz" Feinberg
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<font size="1" color="#8e236b"><p align="center">[This message was edited by Wiz Feinberg on 22 December 2006 at 10:57 PM.]</p></FONT>