[jdev] [Fwd: Alertbox: Stop Password Masking]

[Jonathan Dickinson]

> From: jdev-bounces at jabber.org [mailto:jdev-bounces at jabber.org] On Behalf Of David Conradie
> Sent: 25 June 2009 08:38 AM
> To: jdev at jabber.org
> Subject: Re: [jdev] [Fwd: Alertbox: Stop Password Masking]
>
> > What about my co-worker peering over my shoulder while I type in my
> > password?
>   
>
> That's a physical security attack and can be dealt with accordingly.
>
> Yep, by physically attacking the co-worker.

Do what Microsoft has been doing since Vista; provide a checkbox so that you can flip the functionality. They don't do it in all places, but it is really appreciated especially on the WLan connection wizard.