Why does the password field show too many characters?, I can see more characters in the password than I had before |
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Why does the password field show too many characters?, I can see more characters in the password than I had before |
 Dec 30 2005, 03:13 AM
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 WSF Commander  Group: Admin Posts: 4,662 Joined: 26-August 05 Member No.: 10  |
PROBLEM
When I entered the password I entered 8 characters now when I go back to check it I can count 10, why? EXPLANATION The idea of blanking out the password is to stop people from guessing what it is, some systems will also obfuscate the number of characters too so this is not unusual. |
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Dec 31 2005, 12:57 AM
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 WSF Professional Group: Members Posts: 786 Joined: 1-November 05 From: Derby, UK Member No.: 38 Exchanges: www.hitfun.biz www.viewxdirect.com www.gimmeclicks.com |
Obfuscate ...
 What a phantasmagorically kewl word!!! LOL! S. -------------------- Simon
   "There are 10 types of people in this world ... those that understand binary and those that don't!" "If you speak to him of a machine for peeling a potato, he will pronounce it impossible: if you peel a potato with it before his eyes, he will declare it useless, because it will not slice a pineapple." Charles Babbage |
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Jan 8 2006, 03:31 AM
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WSF Commander Group: Admin Posts: 4,662 Joined: 26-August 05 Member No.: 10 |
Yes, definitely a word in the programmers vernacular wouldn't you say!
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