At 10:27 AM -0600 2001/11/21, behr@math.niu.edu wrote: >I apologize if this is well known, but the thread about IE password >inputs reminded me of a somewhat more serious problem in Netscape for >MacOS (v. 4.77, and at least some earlier ones): A few fast Google searches did not reveal any highly ranked pages that discuss this problem, therefore it isn't "well known". > access a page with <input type="password" ...> > type something in that field > print >The "secret" string prints in clear text. I just downloaded a fresh copy of the latest Communicator (v4.79) and it still exhibits this security flaw. I wonder what the point of 4.79 is, if it doesn't fix bugs like this? -- Francis Uy, Web Coordinator http://www.cty.jhu.edu/cde/ 410-516-0162
