RE: Characters in a password field
- From: "Adrian Spratt" <Adrian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2010 22:12:25 -0400
Hi, Bill.
First, I doubt that's the rationale. As you know, we typically hear the
results of our password keystrokes as X X X. JAWS is merely doing what it
does: echo what's on the screen.
Second, it ought to be for the user, not the website, to determine how to
handle security matters of this kind. One person might wait until they're
alone to do work requiring passwords, another might plug in headphones.
The fact is there are times it would be very helpful to know if we've typed
in a password correctly. I remember trying to help a visually impaired
friend create a password for the NLS BARD website, which is more stringent
than any bank I've ever encountered. Not only does NLS specify the minimum
number of characters and a mix of digits and letters, but it also prohibits
repetition of any character. Between figuring that out, communication
problems and that person's less than admirable typing skills, we took a
whole hour. How I longed that day for character echo!!
-----Original Message-----
From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Bill White
Sent: Monday, August 02, 2010 9:47 PM
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Characters in a password field
No, there isn't. If you had JAWS on speaker, everyone else would get the
echo as well as you. That would be even worse than it being visible on
screen, since it could be broadcast to a wider audience. It's a security
issue.
Bill White billwhite92701@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian and Denise Albriton" <autoharp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, August 02, 2010 6:11 PM
Subject: Characters in a password field
> Is there an option to have jaws echo the characters you type in a
> password field?
> Brian
>
> --
> JFW related links:
> JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/ Scripting mailing
> list:
> http://lists.the-jdh.com/listinfo.cgi/scriptography-the-jdh.com
> JFW List instructions:
> To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To
> unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to
> jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.
> Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw
> Alternative archives located at:
> http://n2.nabble.com/JAWS-for-Windows-f2145279.html
>
> If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list,
> or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather
> contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
--
JFW related links:
JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/ Scripting mailing list:
http://lists.the-jdh.com/listinfo.cgi/scriptography-the-jdh.com
JFW List instructions:
To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe
from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the
word unsubscribe in the subject line.
Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw
Alternative archives located at:
http://n2.nabble.com/JAWS-for-Windows-f2145279.html
If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the
way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the
list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
--
JFW related links:
JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/
Scripting mailing list:
http://lists.the-jdh.com/listinfo.cgi/scriptography-the-jdh.com
JFW List instructions:
To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to
jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.
Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw
Alternative archives located at:
http://n2.nabble.com/JAWS-for-Windows-f2145279.html
If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the
way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the
list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Other related posts:
