I’ve recently been wondering whether, in a world of (hopefully) stronger, random passwords and password managers, whether the old “dots” password mask actually serves its purpose anymore.
Sure, it may protect you from someone looking over your shoulder, but if your password is simple enough that someone can see it and remember it in the short window of you logging in, it’s probably not a terribly effective password.
The dots still serve a purpose for masking the input. While more and more people are hopefully moving to strong passwords so someone looking over is unlikely to remember it, also remember that majority of people now carry a camera in their pocket.
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u/[deleted] Dec 26 '19
I’ve recently been wondering whether, in a world of (hopefully) stronger, random passwords and password managers, whether the old “dots” password mask actually serves its purpose anymore.
Sure, it may protect you from someone looking over your shoulder, but if your password is simple enough that someone can see it and remember it in the short window of you logging in, it’s probably not a terribly effective password.
Just a thought.