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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: Allowing No Hide mode in passwords
From:       Jorge Adriano Aires <jadrian () mat ! uc ! pt>
Date:       2004-01-20 12:24:30
Message-ID: 200401201224.30792.jadrian () mat ! uc ! pt
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> Maybe make this option one-time only?
>
> Eg.
> - Mark "Don't hide"
> - type in password
> - enter, next time you have to mark it once more
>
> Option would work only for one focus of password window. It will
> automatically turned off when password window/line will lost focus.

Just one thought... what about not doing it at at all?
- Is that feature that important?
- No matter how it is done, this is about allowing passwords to be shown. It's 
reducing at two levels:
1 - Implementation, bugs might lead to exploits to steal password
2 - The feature itself might end up beeing used somehow to steal passwords
I really don't think it is worth increasing security risks...

If you really wanna see it, type it somewhere (kwrite, knotes...) and paste it 
to the pass prompt...

J.A.

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