Won't there also be a higher chance of getting your username/password combination stolen if you are keylogged, if you are typing in your passwords all day everyday? Obviously, the people on this list will say "I don't get keylogged, cause I am that pro" but whatever, just don't force people to enter passwords, no one appreciates it. On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 1:26 AM, Tamara Temple <tamouse.lists@xxxxxxxxx>wrote: > > On Dec 28, 2010, at 2:11 PM, Joshua Kehn wrote: > > Specifically: >> >> Dotan Cohen wrote: >>>> >>>>> I seem to have an issue with users who copy-paste their usernames and >>>>> passwords coping and pasting leading and trailing space characters. >>>>> >>>> >> Users should not be copy-pasting passwords or usernames. Do not compromise >> a system to cater to bad [stupid, ignorant, you pick] users. If this is an >> issue then educate the users. >> > > I'm sorry, but this is just bloody stupid. I keep my usernames and randomly > generated, very long passwords in a password keeper. If you're not going to > let me copy paste them into a web page, i'm just not going to ever use your > application. Copy/pasting is something that happens on the *local* machine > -- it never goes out to the net. By forcing people to type in their user > names and passwords you are going to cause them to enter easily-remembered, > and typically easily-crackable combinations. What is the possible logic for > disallowing someone to paste in their usernames/passwords??? > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- Mujtaba
