masking passwords

[Andy]

Hi,

Is there anyway to mask the input into a javascript 'prompt' making it like
a password type textbox?

Thanks,
Andy.

[McKirahan]

"Andy" <Please reply to the group> wrote in message
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Hi,

Is there anyway to mask the input into a javascript 'prompt' making it like a password type textbox?

Thanks,
Andy.

Have you considered using:

<input type="password">

[Andy]

"McKirahan" wrote in message

Have you considered using: <input type="password">

That would be my last resort. I was looking for a quick check against a
stored cookie without any other trips to the server.

Thanks for your time though.

[Carl Smotricz]

Wait... just because it's in a FORM doesn't mean you can't evaluate the
contents in JavaScript. No need to roundtrip to the server when you can
evaluate getElementById("myInput").value .

Happy hacking!

-Carl-

Andy wrote:

"McKirahan" wrote in message

Have you considered using: <input type="password">

That would be my last resort. I was looking for a quick check against a
stored cookie without any other trips to the server.

Thanks for your time though.

[Lee]

Carl Smotricz said:

Wait... just because it's in a FORM doesn't mean you can't evaluate the
contents in JavaScript. No need to roundtrip to the server when you can
evaluate getElementById("myInput").value .

However, if the correct password is stored in the cookie, why
bother to ask for it? An unscrupulous visitor could easily
read the value of the document's cookie.

[Andy]

> However, if the correct password is stored in the cookie, why

bother to ask for it? An unscrupulous visitor could easily
read the value of the document's cookie.

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.