password autocomplete

[Kevin P. Foote]

If you're handing out a different jsp page for your mobile devices it 
would make sense to me to just enable on that (mobile) page, rather than 
a browser wide setting for all.

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thanks
  kevin.foote

On Wed, 14 Mar 2012, caleb racey wrote:

-> We are contemplating turning autocomplete on after 5 years of running with it off.
-> 
-> The advent of mobile use with it's awkward input of special characters (we recommend their use in passwords) and student's dissatisfaction with having to type their password are factors here.
-> 
-> We haven't made a decision yet but are getting increasing calls for password autocomplete to be turned on.
-> 
-> 
-> Cal
-> 
-> Caleb Racey
-> Systems architecture manager
-> ISS
-> Newcastle University
-> UK
-> 
-> 
-> 
-> 
-> >-----Original Message-----
-> >From: users-bounces at shibboleth.net [mailto:users-bounces at shibboleth.net]
-> >On Behalf Of Russell Beall
-> >Sent: 12 March 2012 9:23 PM
-> >To: Shib Users
-> >Subject: password autocomplete
-> >
-> >Hi,
-> >
-> >I am researching the use of password autocomplete on the shibboleth
-> >login page and I wonder what are the best practices and recommendations
-> >in the community.
-> >
-> >Do people generally disable it (or would like to if they knew how) or
-> >leave it enabled?
-> >
-> >I note that the default login.jsp in the installer does not use the form
-> >flag, perhaps because it is "nonstandard".  By this I am referring to
-> >the attribute of the HTML form element: autocomplete="off".
-> >
-> >In searching the shibboleth-users archive I see no mention of the term
-> >"autocomplete" anywhere, though I would be surprised if it hasn't been
-> >discussed at some point...
-> >
-> >Thanks,
-> >Russ.
-> >
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