Bruce Schneier now admits he was “probably” wrong when he initially agreed with Nielsen... here is his post: http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2009/07/the_pros_and_co.html
Brandon... I think Jakob gave bad advice on that one. Here is a post I wrote about it: http://www.bestwebimage.com/archives/is-jakob-missing-something-about-form-security/
Masking can potentially create problems. If visitors mis-type their intended password, they may not know because their inputs were masked. Hence, they're unable to login and can become frustrated.
It helps, specially in public places, school, etc.
Bruce Schneier now admits he was “probably” wrong when he initially agreed with Nielsen... here is his post: http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2009/07/the_pros_and_co.html
Brandon... I think Jakob gave bad advice on that one. Here is a post I wrote about it: http://www.bestwebimage.com/archives/is-jakob-missing-something-about-form-security/
Masking can potentially create problems. If visitors mis-type their intended password, they may not know because their inputs were masked. Hence, they're unable to login and can become frustrated.
When I refer to masking I mean the asterisks that go in place of characters.