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+-   Nielson recommends not masking passwords on Thursday June 25, @01:07PM Mark

Submitted by Mark on Thursday June 25, @01:07PM
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Mark writes "Usability expert and columnist Jakob Nielsen wants to abolish password masking:

Usability suffers when users type in passwords and the only feedback they get is a row of bullets. Typically, masking passwords doesn't even increase security, but it does cost you business due to login failures.

I've never been impressed by the argument that "I can't think why we need this (standard) security measure, so let's drop it." It usually indicates a lack of imagination of the speaker. But in this case, does usability outweigh security?"

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