On Tuesday, March 27, 2018 04:08:07 AM Joe wrote: > On Mon, 26 Mar 2018 17:38:33 -0400 > > rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: > > > > Yes, at least I think so, unless there is some standard for how > > > > to handle passwords (including changing them) on websites. I > > > > suspect that there isn't. There may be some commonality in > > > > websites generated by a common website "generator" (one of those > > > > packages that help you create a website--I think they exist, but > > > > I've never used one--maybe Drupal is an example? > > > > > > The standard exists. You change your password via the website. Then > > > you inform your password manager of the change. > > > > Ok, but that's not the kind of standard I was hoping for--I was > > hoping for a (standard) programmatic way of changing the password on > > a website, which, being programmatic, could be initiated by the > > password manager. > > Unless such a thing is a library function in JavaScript, then no > commercial website will contain it... > > More seriously, I doubt that such a thing exists, it would be like the > backdoor in OpenSSL, an absolutely disastrous idea. Websites tend to > store password data (sometimes in plain text!) insecurely enough as it > is. >
Good point, although I'd expect such a function to require authentication, presumably by entering the old password. > Also, many websites where security is a big issue do try to ensure that > logins can't be made by computer. Oh, yeah, Captchas (and such)--how could I forget about those...
