This is literally the Hitler of user-interface design and misunderstood security! Instead of putting in a standard password field, let’s have our users hunt and peck on a teeny-tiny on-screen keyboard that additionally jumps around and has a broken shift key. That’ll encourage users to select secure passwords – perhaps even a strong password protected […]
Tag: Security
Dear Paypal…
Dear online services everywhere (in particular PayPal), You do not increase security by asking browser not to remember passwords. You decrease security. The consequence is that either I defect to another service, or I go with the equivalent of “password123” on your site. Allowing my browser to remember the password increases security, because then I […]