RE: Password entry fields

[pranavn]

Precisely why I said that it's a good solution for occasions when security
is not all that essential. I would use this for my next project. Irv wants
to use it for his current project. If it suits immediate needs, I think it
is good.

And please...no one start a debate now on "security is prime" :-P

Thanx to Irv for that idea and to Al for pointing out the flaws. I'll keep
them in mind.

Regards,
Pranav
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<snip>
> Someone's got to be really idle to actually take time out to
> memorize the
> keystrokes of a font like Wingdings.

but that's what hackers do my friend. what you are describing is a REALLY
insecure way of protecting a password. I do not sggest it. someone could
pcopy the keystrokes out of the p/w field, paste it into another & write a
simple translation handler to decode it.
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