RE: Asking for a password in html

  • From: "Jeff Bishop" <jeff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2011 16:23:11 -0700

Yes, OK, very good.

-----Original Message-----
From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Littlefield,
Tyler
Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2011 4:22 PM
To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Asking for a password in html

You'd hopefully send it off to some server-side language (php, python, ruby
etc) for processing. I think the OP just wanted a password box in html.

On 8/30/2011 5:16 PM, Jeff Bishop wrote:
> 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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