Thank you Adrian. You've clearly expressed the instances where password echo would be desirable.
On Mon, 2 Aug 2010, Adrian Spratt wrote:
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 fieldIs 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
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