It's presentation layer only - the data is not encrypted during transfer. Rich > -----Original Message----- > From: matthew perry [mailto:mwperry@xxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 2:14 PM > To: php-db@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: password input type > > > Does using a pasword input type <input name="password" > type="password"> > make the transfer more secure from someone "sniffing" my > connection or > does it only shield an onlooker from seeing what the user enters? > - Matt > > -- > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
