[LINK] Disable clipboard for password input

[JanW]

At 08:48 AM 30/06/2014, Paul Bolger wrote:
>It seems to be that disabling the pasting of passwords could only
>really have a bad effect on security. I can see no mechanical benefit,
>a keylogger is going to be just as good at recording a manually keyed
>password as a pasted one, and forcing users to key in their password
>just about guarantees worse passwords.
>
>Can any linkers think of a reason why doing this would be a good idea?

Actually, they may be in breach of disability discrimination laws. Do 
they provide an alternative to people with limited movement to access 
their accounts online?

Jan



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