RE: Asking for a password in html

  • From: "Jeff Bishop" <jeff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2011 16:16:58 -0700

Hmmm, how would the page know if the password is correct?

-----Original Message-----
From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Littlefield,
Tyler
Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2011 4:13 PM
To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Asking for a password in html

The javascript doesn't have anything to do with it. I seen the message where
Sina corrected himself, but you want the input type to be password, which
doesn't require any Javascript at all.
On 8/30/2011 5:11 PM, Jeff Bishop wrote:
> Unless you are going to check the password on the server side doing 
> this won't stop most users as they can view the JavaScript of the page.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
> Littlefield, Tyler
> Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2011 4:09 PM
> To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Asking for a password in html
>
> um, hidden? no. You want a password.
> On 8/30/2011 4:56 PM, Sina Bahram wrote:
>> <input type="hidden".
>>
>> Take care,
>> Sina
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John J.
>> Boyer
>> Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2011 5:23 PM
>> To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: Asking for a password in html
>>
>> I am thinking of setting up a web page so people can upload files.
>> However, I want to require a password. How does one ask for a 
>> password in html? Of course when the user types one it shouldn't 
>> appear on the screen. At most asterisks should appear.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> John
>>
>


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